Do you know what cuckooing is?

Do you know what cuckooing is?

Cuckooing is when criminals take over someone's home to use it as a base for crime.

The term ‘cuckooing’ refers to the occupation/and or control of an individual’s home, to commit or facilitate criminal offences. County Lines gangs may use violence and

coercion to take over the home of a vulnerable adult for purposes such as the manufacture or cultivation of drugs, processing drugs for sale, storage of weapons or commodity, or

selling drugs from the property.

Signs of cuckooing could be:

An increase in people coming and going

An increase in cars or bikes outside

Litter outside, signs of drugs use

You haven’t seen the person who lives there recently or when you have, the have been anxious or distressed

Speak up against criminal gangs exploiting vulnerable people in your community.

Click here to report it anonymously via Crimestoppers.

Reporting it to the Police:

Call 999 if it’s an emergency situation like these:

-There is an immediate danger to life

-Someone is using violence or is threatening violence