This website exists to make your experiences visible — not to sensationalise them, but to acknowledge them. If you are here because you have been affected, you are not alone.
If you are here out of interest or concern this is the context.
What's going on with policing in the UK?
Across the UK, growing numbers of victims are reporting that the police response to crime is not meeting expectations — particularly when it comes to investigation, safeguarding, and accountability.
National surveys show that only around half of victims say they are satisfied with how the police handled their case. This represents a sharp decline over the past decade, with satisfaction levels falling significantly from where they once were. Other large-scale victim surveys paint an even starker picture, with a clear majority of respondents reporting dissatisfaction with the police response they received.
For many victims, this dissatisfaction is not about a single interaction. It reflects repeated experiences of being dismissed, not believed, or told that nothing more can be done — even after providing reports, evidence, or detailed accounts.
At the same time, there is a growing problem of victims disengaging from the justice process altogether. Parliamentary reviews and independent reports show that large numbers of victims withdraw from cases before they ever reach court. This is particularly pronounced in serious offences, where long delays, lack of communication, and the emotional toll of the process lead many people to give up.
When victims step away, it is often framed as a personal decision. In reality, many do so because the system becomes too slow, too adversarial, or too damaging to endure.
Concerns have also been raised at a national level about how certain groups are treated by the police, particularly women. Major independent reviews and evidence studies have documented patterns of sexism and misogyny within policing culture, and how these attitudes can affect victim confidence, decision-making, and safeguarding outcomes.
Taken together, these findings point to a system under significant strain — one where victims are increasingly left feeling unsupported, unheard, or blamed, rather than protected. This website exists within that context.
It is not based on isolated complaints or personal opinion. It reflects a wider reality supported by national data, independent reviews, and the experiences of many people across the country.
For those who have lived through it, this will feel familiar.
For those who haven’t, this is the backdrop against which many victims are now seeking answers, support, and accountability.
(Sources include national victim surveys, parliamentary reports, independent policing reviews, and evidence published by oversight bodies.)
Why Voices Matter
When victims withdraw from cases, stop reporting, or give up on complaints, it is often described as a personal failure or lack of resilience. In reality, many people disengage because the process itself becomes too damaging.
I am a victim of prolonged stalking that began in 2022 and has continued for years. During this time, I repeatedly reported the behaviour to the police, making over 220 reports either online or via 101. I provided logs, audio recordings, CCTV footage, and detailed timelines, and asked for protection and proper investigation.
Instead of being safeguarded, I experienced repeated failures by the police to investigate my reports properly. My concerns were dismissed, minimised, and reframed as nuisance or misunderstanding rather than recognised as stalking. Evidence was ignored or assessed in isolation, and the ongoing pattern of behaviour was not addressed.
Over time, I was subjected to victim-blaming and gaslighting. I was told there was “no direct evidence” despite the volume of material I had provided and the documented difficulties of evidencing covert stalking. Investigative steps that could have assisted — including meaningful surveillance or coordinated multi-agency action — were not taken.
At one point, instead of my reports being investigated, police contact with my GP resulted in me being referred for a psychosis assessment. This occurred without my knowledge or consent and caused significant distress. I understood police contact with my GP to be for support, not to question my perception of reality.
Throughout this period, I pursued every available avenue within the police complaints process. These routes were lengthy, complex, and repeatedly concluded without meaningful examination of the underlying issues. Despite continued engagement, the outcomes did not address the substance of my concerns, nor did they result in any change to how my case was handled. This left me in an ongoing position of vulnerability and distress, while the stalking behaviour continued.
CCTV was installed at my stalker's property, with my stalkers consent, but the camera was placed in a way that didn’t cover the area I had repeatedly reported as the source of the stalking.
Despite this, the absence of recorded activity within the limited camera view was relied upon as a basis for concluding that no criminal activity was taking place.
Ultimately, my case was shut down by the police on the basis of a lack of “direct evidence,” and I was told no further reports would be accepted unless such evidence was produced. This decision was made despite years of reporting, documented escalation, and clear explanations of why the behaviour was difficult to capture without investigative assistance.
As a result, I am not only a victim of stalking — I am also a victim of the police.
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