UK Facing ‘Genuine Emergency’ as Racism and Hate Crimes Against Muslims and Jews Soar
Race and religious offences both reached record highs as police recorded more than 146,000 hate crimes, with sharp rises against Muslims and Jewish people.
- Police recorded 146,825 hate crimes in England and Wales in the year to March 2026, according to Home Office data, marking a 7% year-on-year increase.
- Sharp increases in religious hate crimes against Muslims and Jews coincided with international conflicts, including the Israel-Hamas war that began in October 2025 and US-Iran tensions in early 2026.
- Religious hate crimes against Muslims increased 15% to 5,132, while incidents against Jews rose 10% to 3,162; sexual orientation hate crimes fell 1% to 21,407.
- The Community Security Trust said antisemitic hate crime remains at an "unacceptably high level," while the British Muslim Trust urged "a whole society response" to tackle rising prejudice.
- London saw the vast majority of race incidents in the past year, as Amnesty International warned that racism, violence, and fear are "tragically becoming a day-to-day reality" across the UK.
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Antisemitic hate crimes recorded by police in England and Wales rose 10% to 3,162 incidents in the year ending March 2026, up from 2,874 the previous year, according to figures released on Thursday by the British Home Office.Jews faced the highest police-recorded rate of religious hate crime, with 117 offenses per 10,000 people, compared with 13 per 10,000 Muslims.The Home Office said antisemitic hate crimes have remained elevated since the Oct.…
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The Independent (US)Police-recorded religious and race hate crimes hit record high
Religious hate crimes targeting Muslims increased by 15%, while crimes against Jews were up by 10%.
The number of hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales has risen by 7% in a year, reaching record levels for both crimes motivated by racial hatred and those related to religious hatred, DPA reported, quoted by BTA. A total of 146,825 hate crimes were recorded by authorities in England and Wales in the 12 months to the end of March 2026, data from the British Home Office show. Cases motivated by religious hatred have increased by…
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