Reporting a crime abroad and getting help
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What to do if you've been affected by crime abroad and how the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and others can help.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 4
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-17
- Category
- Governance & assurance
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
What to do if you've been affected by crime abroad and how the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and others can help. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- How the FCDO can help
- Contacting the FCDO
- If your belongings have been stolen
- Reporting the crime when you return to the UK
- Help with going to court abroad
- Claiming on your travel insurance
- Compensation for violent crimes abroad
- Getting support in the UK
- Feedback
- Disclaimer
Source and licence
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
AttributionForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office, ‘Reporting a crime abroad and getting help’ (updated 16 November 2023), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.017/09/2026