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Get help in Lancashire

We offer support to anyone living in Lancashire, aged five and over, who has been affected by rape, sexual violence or child sexual exploitation. We also offer support to parents and carers of victims aged four and under.

You do not have to report a crime to the police to get support.

People we’ve supported have said:

“I wished I’d come to you a lot earlier, because since we started working together my life has turned around.”

“Always remember who you have saved, thank you for all you have done for me, truly. Thank you just doesn’t seem enough.”

We offer a mixture of self-help tools, personalised one-to-one support, and peer support, as well as signposting or referring to trusted partners.

Sexual violence is an umbrella term, which covers all forms of sexual activity that has happened without consent.

Sexual crimes are about power and control rather than desire and sexual attraction.

This can include, but not limited to: rape, assault by penetration, sexual assault, child sexual abuse and exploitation, sexual harassment, indecent sexualised exposure, and image-based sexual abuse (when someone takes, creates, share or threatens to share sexualised images or videos without consent).

You can access our support whether or not this has been reported to the police.

Anyone can be impacted by sexual violence – including rape, sexual assault and exploitation – regardless of your sex, gender or sexuality. It may have happened when you were a child, teenager or as an adult.

It is estimated that one in four women, and one in 18 men have been raped or sexually assaulted as an adult. One in six children within the UK are estimated to have been sexually abused.

Leaflet downloads

You can find out more information in our leaflets. Download by clicking the links below.

We work in a way that is caring and respectful to everyone. Please note: violence, aggression, or abuse towards our team will not be accepted. If this happens, we may withdraw support and take further action if needed.

If you have been a victim of crime that isn’t related to sexual violence, help and support is available through Victim Care Lancashire. You can contact them by telephone on 01772 410410 or complete their online referral form. They provide support, signposting and advocacy to help victims move forward.

To provide you with the best support, we will keep some information about you and the support we give. You can find details about how we protect your information and your rights in our Privacy Notice on our website.

Need help after sexual violence?

Call 0300 1409957 for sexual abuse and violence support, or you can fill out our online form.

Lancashire’s sexual assault referral centre

If you need medical help, contact the SAFE Centre on 01772 523344 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm) or 01772 716565 outside of those hours.