For Police, Fire, Ambulance & Coast Guard dial 999 (emergencies only)

You can also dial 112 anywhere in the European Community to contact emergency services.

Sussex Police – Non-emergency

• Sussex Police (external link)
• Telephone: 0845 6070999
• Fax: 01273 404274
• People with hearing or speech difficulties can use a text minicom on 01273 483435
• Crimestoppers (24hr) 0800 555 111

Fire Service – Safety advice

• East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (external link)
• Fire Safety or Community Safety: 0845 130 8855
• Freephone Community Fire Safety Hotline: 0800 731 9119
• Firesetters Confidential Hotline: 0800 731 9119

Fire Service – for Operational (Firefighting) activities

• East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (external link)
• Hove, Lewes, Barcombe, Newhaven and Seaford areas: 0845 130 8855
• Brighton and Roedean areas: 0845 130 8855
• Wealden Borough – Forest Row, Uckfield, Crowborough, Mayfield, Wadhurst, Heathfield, Pevensey, Herstmonceux and Hailsham – 01323 462112
• Hastings (Bohemia Road and The Ridge), Battle, Broad Oak, Rye, Bexhill, Pevensey and Herstmonceux areas: 0845 130 8855

Coast Guard

• Coast Guard – enquiries & weather reports
• Telephone: 01304 210008 (24 hours service)

Hospitals

• NHS East Sussex Hospitals (external link)
• Eastbourne DGH 01323 417400
• Hastings Conquest & Bexhill hospital 01424 755255
• Crowborough birthing centre 01892 654080/603111
• Uckfield Community hospital 01825 769999
• Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath 01444 441881
• • NHS Direct 0845 4647
• Severe Weather
• Severe Weather, Flooding, Salt and Gritting, Sandbags
• Environment Agency (external link)
• 24 hour Floodline: 0845 988 1188

Electricity

In the event of a power cut, telephone UK Power Networks on 0800 31 63 105 or 0333 32 32 105 (mobile) or visit UK Power Networks website (external link)

Gas

• If you smell gas Telephone: 0800 111 999

Water

• South East Water (external link)
• South East Water 24 hour emergency, telephone: 0845 602 1724
• Southern Water (external link) Southern Water Telephone: 0845 278 0845

Animals

• RSPCA (external link) RSPCA cruelty hotline: 0300 1234 999
• Dog warden service: 01323 443555
• Raystede – Centre for Animal Welfare (external link)
• Raystede Telephone: 01825 840252

Malicious telephone calls

• If you have a BT line Telephone: 150
• Advice Line for all other lines Telephone: 0808 1000777

ESCC Resilience and Emergencies Partnership

Phone:01323 747090                    Email:emergency.planning@eastsussex.gov.uk

 

Wealden District Council Emergencies – Out Of Hours        01323 644422

01323 443322/ 01892 653311 Mon to Fri from 8:30am- 5:00pm, Wednesdays 9:00am -5:00pm

Emergency water supplies          01258 830324.

Red Cross    Tel: 0844 871 11 11