Report lost or found property

If you're not sure where you lost the item, try searching places you've been to recently and ask any nearby shops or cafes if they've had someone find it and leave it with them.

For UK passports or driving licences

Please report the loss to the Passport Office or DVLA.

For foreign passports, ID cards and driving licences

If you are currently located in, or you live in:

• Greater London excluding the City of London
• Leicestershire
• Lincolnshire
• West Midlands
• Wales

Please report the loss to your embassy or high commission.

For all other locations in England:

Please report the loss by visiting a police station.

For all bank cards or other official documents

For example, birth certificates and bank statements. Please report the loss to the office that issued it.

Check with local police stations

If it's one of the following items then it may have been handed in to us:

• mobile phones
• computers
• tablets
• MP3 players
• any other item capable of containing data
• UK passport
• cash or a wallet or purse (some forces will only accept these if they are worth or contain over £500)
• bank cards, identity cards or personal documentation (eg bank statements or benefit books)
• birth, marriage or death certificate
• UK driving licence

If the item is handed in to us then we will make efforts to contact you. 

If it isn't one of these, then it's unlikely to have been handed in to us.

Find police stations in the area.