Victim Support Redbridge helps Redbridge residents cope with the effects of crime. We do this by providing confidential support and information to victims of crime and to witnesses attending local courts.

Our services are free, independent of the police and courts, and available to everyone, whether or not the crime has been reported and regardless of when it happened.

Help for victims of crime

Our trained volunteers offer:

• Someone for you to talk in confidence to
• Information on police and court procedures
• Liaison with other organsations on your behalf
• Information about compensation and insurance matters
• Contact with other sources of help

Help for witnesses of crime

Our trained staff and volunteers offer:

• Someone to talk to in confidence
• A visit to the court to look around the court room (where possible)
• Information about court procedures
• A quiet place to wait before and during the hearing
• Someone to accompany you to the court room when giving evidence
• Practical help - filling out expense claim forms for example
• To put you in touch with people who can answer specific questions about the case (we can't discuss evidence or offer legal advice)
• A chance to talk over the case when it has ended and get more help and information.

If you prefer, you can contact Victim Support's national telephone supportline - Victim Supportline - on 0845 30 30 900.