Stalking awareness week

📢This week is Stalking Awareness Week, a period to highlight the impact stalking has on victims and to strengthen our collective understanding of how to recognise and respond to it.

Stalking is not about isolated incidents — it’s a pattern of unwanted, fixated, and obsessive behaviour that causes fear or distress. It can include repeated messages, unwanted gifts, monitoring someone’s movements, showing up uninvited, or using technology to track or harass.

This week, we will be raising awareness of Stalking and support. Join us!

👉 Bexleyheath Shopping Centre (outside the Entertainer), Monday 20 April, at 2pm. Come talk with us, get safety information and resources.

👉 Suzy Lamplugh Trust will also be holding a virtual conference titled ‘Fatal Fixation: Understanding the Link between Stalking and Homicide’ on Tuesday 21 April, 10am – 1pm. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fatal-fixation-understanding-the-link-between-stalking-and-homicide-registration-1984759321559?aff=oddtdtcreator

Victims often describe feeling constantly watched, controlled, or unsafe. Many minimise their experiences or worry they won’t be believed. That’s why awareness matters.

This week, we encourage everyone to:

📝Learn the signs of stalking and understand that it is a criminal offence

👂Listen and take concerns seriously

💡 Know where to signpost for support

❌Challenge myths that minimise or excuse stalking behaviour

Together, we can help create an environment where victims feel believed, supported, and safe to seek help. 💚

#KeepingBexleySafe #StalkingAwarenessWeek

www.bexley.gov.uk/vawg

Stalking is a crime. You are not overreacting. If you’re worried about someone’s behaviour, help is available. 💚

This #StalkingAwarenessWeek, make a commitment to raising awareness and educating yourself on what to do if you or someone you know thinks they are being stalked. 

For more information, visit www.bexley.gov.uk/vawg