Useful numbers
It’s sometimes great to have access to useful numbers at a glance.
- Police: In an emergency call 999 or for all non emergency calls ring 101
- Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111
- Humberside Fire & Rescue: In an emergency call 999
- Environment Agency (to report pollution, damage or danger to the natural environment & wildlife): 0800 80 70 60
- Floodline (24 hour advice on floods & flood warnings): 0845 988 1188
- General enquiries: 01724 297000
- Council tax and Benefits (housing benefits): 0300 3030164
- Housing advice team: 01724 297000
- Bins & recycling: 01724 297000
- Education & school enquiries: 01724 297240
- Environmental issues (litter, dog nuisance, fly tipping): 01724 297000
01522 881 188
01302 736000
01427 676676
- Adult Services: 01724 297000
- Children’s Services: 01724 297000
- Mental Health Services: 01724 270363
Emergency contacts out of normal office hours
- General enquiries: 01724 276444
- Adult social services: 01724 297979
- Children’s social services: 01724 296555
To report issues with street lighting, highways, roads, bus shelters, footpaths & pavement repairs contact: 01724 297000
- Scunthorpe General Hospital: 01724 282282
- NHS for non urgent medical advice: 111
- National drugs helpline: 0800 77 66 00
- Drinkline (advice, information & support for anyone concerned about their own or someone else’s drinking): 0300 123 1110
Electricity
For supply problems or power cuts ring Northern Powergrid: 0800 375 675
Severn Trent Water
- Billing: 08457 500 500
- Water Meters: 0845 7090 646
- Emergencies: 0800 783 4444
Anglian Water
- Billing & general enquiries: 08457 91 91 55
- Water supply queries & emergencies: 08457 145 145
- Reporting a leak: 0800 169 3630
- Anglian Water lite tariff for people on low/no disposable income. Complete the application form.
- Citizens Advice Bureau (including consumer advice): 08454 04 05 06
- Childline (up to the age of 18): 0800 1111
- NSPCC Child Protection helpline: 0808 800 5000
- Family information service and Early help offer/Directory of services (Support for Families): 01724 296629
- Cruse Bereavement Care (helpline for bereaved people & those caring for bereaved people): 0844 477 9400 or 01724 281178
- Domestic Violence helpline: 0808 2000 247
- Women’s Refuge: 01724 289 299
- The Blue Door, Scunthorpe & North Lincolnshire domestic & sexual abuse support: 0800 197 4787
- National Debtline (for anyone in debt or concerned they may fall into debt): 0808 808 4000
- Family Lives (support & information for parents): 0808 800 2222
- The Samaritans: 08457 90 90 90
- Age UK information line: 01724 849819
- Carers UK (advice & information for carers): 0808 808 7777
- Scunthorpe Job Centre Plus: 01724 274444
- The Pensions Service: 0845 60 60 265
