National Stalking Awareness Week 2026
For National Stalking Awareness Week 2026 (20 - 24 April), the theme is Fatal Fixation: Understanding the Link Between Stalking and Homicide.
This year marks 40 years since Suzy Lamplugh’s disappearance and presumed murder, and nearly a decade since Jane Monckton Smith et al.’s 2017 report “Exploring the Relationship between Stalking and Homicide”, which found strong links between stalking and homicide and stressed the need to treat all stalking cases seriously due to the risk of escalation.
NEW REPORT
The Suzy Lamplugh Trust has shared a new report which shines a light on the escalation of stalking behaviours and the potentially devastating impacts of stalking, including homicide and suicide. Research highlights systemic gaps in data collection, perpetrator risk management and multi-agency coordination. Victims continue to be let down by public bodies and agencies, resulting in their exposure to unacceptable risk.
The report provides an urgent call to action to ensure that the links between stalking and homicide and victim suicide are fully understood and acted upon by professionals across the criminal justice, health, domestic abuse and safeguarding agencies. It also calls for strengthened research, improved data collection and the introduction of a dedicated stalking-related death review process, to ensure that lessons are systematically captured from stalking-related deaths, including homicides and victim suicides, to drive more effective prevention.
You can read the report and find out about other incentives/resources in the Suzy Lamplugh trust's website National Stalking Awareness Week 2026 | Suzy Lamplugh Trust
What to do if you think you are being stalked
Contact the police if you are being stalked - you have a right to feel safe in your home and workplace.
Stalking is illegal and can include being followed or constantly harassed by another person - for example being sent unwanted emails.
Call 999 if you or someone else is in immediate danger.
Contact your local police if it’s not an emergency.
Support organisations
You can get advice from the National Stalking Helpline.
You can also contact: