GotMyNumber data
The UK’s most reported phone numbers: September 2026
From 18 September 2026 to 1 October 2026, people checked 19,410 different UK numbers on GotMyNumber, 26,359 times in all. The community filed 310 reports about 285 numbers, and 55% of those reports described a scam.
Our records start on 18 September 2026, so this month’s figures cover 18 September 2026 to 1 October 2026, not the whole month.
When Britain checks unknown numbers
On an average day the busiest hour was 11am. These figures don’t yet hold three of every weekday, so we don’t rank the days.This measures when people look up a number they don’t know, which is usually just after it rang.
| Day | Average lookups per day |
|---|---|
| Monday | 2,419 (2 days) |
| Tuesday | 3,123 (2 days) |
| Wednesday | 3,256 (2 days) |
| Thursday | 1,013 (1 day) |
| Friday | 1,569 (2 days) |
| Saturday | 1,409 (2 days) |
| Sunday | 899 (2 days) |
| Hour (UK) | Lookups |
|---|---|
| 7am | 164 |
| 8am | 1,092 |
| 9am | 1,700 |
| 10am | 2,217 |
| 11am | 2,594 |
| noon | 2,381 |
| 1pm | 2,336 |
| 2pm | 2,268 |
| 3pm | 2,498 |
| 4pm | 2,432 |
| 5pm | 1,990 |
| 6pm | 1,258 |
| 7pm | 901 |
| 8pm | 637 |
| 9pm | 542 |
| 10pm | 336 |
7am to 10pm shown; the night hours are in the totals.
What people reported
Each report is one person’s account of a call, in their own words, and is not checked by us.
- 172 reports described a scam (55%)
- 50 reports described something else (16%)
- 44 reports described spam or sales (14%)
- 43 reports described harassment (14%)
- 1 report described telemarketing (under 1%)
The numbers most people reported
Listed only when at least two different people reported the number this month, from more than one network. Personal mobile numbers are never listed. Based on community reports: we don’t say any number is a scam, the reports do. Each number links to its page, where the owner of a number can tell us a report is wrong.
How we count
- Lookups are searches for a UK number on GotMyNumber, UK time, leaving out automated traffic and our own team.
- Reports are published reports from the public. “People” counts each reporter once, using a one-way code made from their connection, not their identity.
- A lookup shows when people check a number, not when the call was made, though the two are usually minutes apart.
- Caller ID can be faked, so a reported number may not belong to whoever really made the call.
Free to quote and chart with credit to “GotMyNumber community reports” and a link to this page. Questions about the figures: contact us.