"Notably, these figures exclude the Met Police due to a change in the way in which the force's data is recorded, hence its numbers are excluded from year-on-year comparisons. Because the Met Police covers the UK's largest LGBTQ+ population (London), its exclusion likely under-represents national totals for LGBTQ+ hate crime. It's also important to note that recorded hate crimes reflect police‐recorded / reported incidents only and not necessarily the true prevalence of hate crime."
"Well, in terms of LGBTQ+ hate crime, there was a 2 per cent decrease in offences related to sexual orientation and an 11 per cent decrease in offences related to transgender identity. In 2023/24 there were 19,127 hate crimes recorded related to sexual orientation which dropped two per cent to 18,702 in 2024/25, while there was an 11 per cent drop in anti-trans hate crime from 4,258 to 3,809."
"Home Office figures published on Thursday (9 October) show in the year ending March 2025 there were a total of 115,990 hate crime offences, up from 113,166 the year previous year, which marks a two per cent increase. Despite the decrease, both sets of 2024/25 data are still higher than they were five years ago. In the year ending March 2020, there were 105,090 hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales."
There were 115,990 hate crime offences recorded by police in England and Wales in the year ending March 2025, a two per cent increase from 113,166 the previous year. The Met Police are excluded due to a change in recording practice, likely under-representing national LGBTQ+ hate crime totals because London holds the largest LGBTQ+ population. Recorded hate crimes reflect reported incidents only, so many incidents remain unreported and recording or reporting changes affect totals. Sexual orientation-related offences fell two per cent to 18,702, while anti-trans offences fell 11 per cent to 3,809; both remain higher than five years earlier. Race hate crimes numbered 82,490, up six per cent but below the March 2022 peak of 87,905.
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