Monthly trend report
UK scam call trends — May 2026
The UK phone numbers most reported and most searched on WhoCalledLookup during May 2026. Sorted by combined report + search volume — entries near the top drove the bulk of caller-ID anxiety that month.
May 2026 at a glance
May 2026 logged 4 community reports and 99 lookup-form searchs across 6 distinct UK numbers — this is the earliest month in our window, so there is no prior month to compare against.
The single most active number in May 2026 was +44 20 7946 0000 on 98 combined report/search signals that month.
May 2026 is a closed month: late-arriving reports count toward their own month, so these totals are final and safe to cite.
| # | UK phone number | Activity | Last activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +44 20 7946 0000 | 98 | 2026-05-27 |
| 2 | +44 800 800150 | 1 | 2026-05-13 |
| 3 | +44 20 3123 4567 | 1 | 2026-05-10 |
| 4 | +44 20 7946 1234 | 1 | 2026-05-10 |
| 5 | +44 345 720 3040 | 1 | 2026-05-08 |
| 6 | +44 20 3987 6543 | 1 | 2026-05-07 |
What this list represents
The leaderboard above unifies two signals from May 2026: approved community threads created in that calendar month, and lookup-form searches submitted in that calendar month. A high rank means a number was both being discussed in the community and being searched for by the wider public — the two together are the strongest indicator that a real, identifiable scam campaign was active that month.
Click any row for the per-number page: Ofcom range-holder data, the area code (if geographic), the live AI internet check, and the original community discussion. If you remember receiving a call from one of these numbers around the same time, the per-number page is also a good place to add your own report so the next person who searches the number sees a richer signal.
For the cross-monthly view see the trending index. For an all-time ranking see top reported.
Related lookups
- All trending months36-month index
- Top reported (all-time)Highest volume ever
- Recently reportedLast 30 days
- Most-searched UK numbersDemand leaderboard
- UK scam-call patternsPillar guide
- Is this number a scam? UK fraud-call detectionCornerstone guide
- How to block spam calls on UK mobiles and landlinesCornerstone guide
- How to report a scam call in the UKCornerstone guide
- 070 personal-numbering scamsCornerstone guide
FAQs about May 2026
How is the May 2026 ranking calculated?
Reports created in the month + searches submitted in the month, combined by E.164 number, then sorted by total activity. Each signal counts equally — a number with 8 community reports and 200 searches ranks above a number with 10 reports and 50 searches because the combined activity is higher.
Will the leaderboard change after the month ends?
No. Once the first day of the following month opens, the historical leaderboard is frozen — late-arriving reports get a new created_at timestamp and count toward their own month, not this one. That keeps every historical month page stable for citation.
Can I see the underlying community discussion?
Yes — click any row for the per-number page, which links to every approved community thread tagged to that number. Threads are anonymous by default but show the moderation timestamp + category context.