Image of a key to represent safe storage

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store information

as back-up in case of loss or theft

Image of a magnifying glas to represent searching for appeals

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search appeals

for something or someone that is missing

Image of thumb tacks to represent posting of appeals

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post an appeal

for information with or without a reward

Three simple steps to getting your own back

  1. Mark it, photograph it, describe it and store that information with us. It's cost-free, quick and will be invaluable for the police and insurance company. It could be the difference between recovery and loss, a successful insurance claim or financial wipe-out.
  2. Forewarned is forearmed and it pays to be aware of potential threats to you and yours. Simply enter your postcode to search police and civilian appeals in your neighbourhood or check out the map view to check out your areas of concern.
  3. You want the return of something or someone precious to you so post an appeal on the missing list, with or without a reward, and put the eyes and ears of the general public to work in your cause.

Total Rewards to Date

£10,213,855.25

Image of a green man carrying boxsWelcome to the new look Missing List. We have added lots of useful new features whilst simplifying others. We are in the latter stages of transferring data from the previous site so some of the categories are not fully populated yet, so please bear with us.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

A most rewarding site

Image of a wallet indicating that the Missing List Appeals often carry monetary rewards"The two most powerful influences on recovery are publicity and reward." So goes an insurance industry maxim. The Missing List provides both. Posting rewards, however, can be a legal minefield and the Missing List user guide helps you stay on the right side of the law.

Rewards featured on the Missing List are offered by the police, by commercial organisations, by insurance companies and by private individuals. They now comfortably exceed £10 million.

Reward subjects range from £200 posted for lost ducks in Kidderminster, £1,000 for information about the shooters of a cat, right through to £50,000 for an abduction in Essex.

Image of a globe indicating a map view of the Missing List AppealsBoris Johnson said that the maps were "a proven technique for increasing public safety." Boris may have come new to the concept mapping crime but we saw the light two years ago and went live with our appeal mapping system in October 2007.

Boris goes on to say that maps will "enable them [the public] to hold the police to account more effectively." And this is where we and Boris part company. Having worked of our mapping system in co-operation with UK wide police forces it is our opinion that the police deserve our support not our censure.

Check the police entries on the Missing List and I defy you not to be impressed.

Image of a notepad indicating a list view of the Missing List AppealsThe Missing List features over 5,000 police and civilian appeals covering the gamut of crime and loss however caused. The list can be cross-referenced by location, subject, date and whether or not appeals carry a reward.

All appeals on the list contain an interactive map pinpointing the incident location. All appeals can be viewed by radius of postcode so that users can see just what is happening near them.

The list also incorporates a Noticeboard where police and civilian alike can publicise potential threats which may compromise their neighbours safety.

Whenever you see this icon in the address bar or toolbar of your browser, you can subscribe to this page as an RSS feed. For an overview of RSS, see RSS on Wikipedia.

Police appeals

The Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said "The public are the best weapon for fighting crime." We couldn’t agree more; that’s the inspiration and driving force behind the Missing List. The website has been specifically designed to mobilise the general public against the tide of crime.

Our Police Section publicises appeals from across the UK and Eire. We cover every classification of crime from High profile incidents that merit headlines to persistent low level nuisance crime that blights the lives of ordinary people. The Missing List system provides a national view of local police news.Image of an old-fashioned police lamp

The site also offers a completely new method of reporting crime. If you have credible information relating to a crime, or criminal activity, it can be communicated to the police via the Missing List intelligence report. There is no requirement to register and reports can be made anonymously.

Security Shop

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The Missing List Security Shop stocks a comprehensive range of low cost products designed to keep you and yours safe both in the street and at home.

The Store departments cover protection in the street, at home, traveling abroad, at business and for vehicles.

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You'll find simple personal attack alarms starting from as little as £3.91, carbon monoxide detectors from as little as £1.23, extra window locks from £3.91 and property marking kits and micro-chipping (RFID) kits for anything from a bicycle to a priceless antique from a lawn mower to a tractor.

Delivery is typically three days from order.

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