"There were 7,164 such offences recorded by forces across the two nations excluding the Metropolitan Police in the year to March, up three per cent from 6,973 in the previous 12 months. Ministers said anti-Muslim hatred was up by 19 per cent, noting a spike in offences after the Southport murders of two girls last summer and the riots which followed across several English towns and cities."
"Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said Jewish and Muslim communities continue to experience unacceptable levels of often violent hate crime. She added: Today's hate crime statistics show that too many people are living in fear because of who they are, what they believe, or where they come from. I will not tolerate British people being targeted simply because of their religion, race, or identity."
"There were 23,228 hate crimes logged by the Met and City of London Police in the year to March 2025, around 63 per day or three every single hour, down from 27,673 the year before. An attack on two Jewish men in north London Around 16,663 related to race, 2,946 to religion, 2,870 to sexual orientation, 429 to disability and 320 to transgender people. That compares to 21,113 for race, 3,796 religion, 3,737 sexual orientation, 592 disability and 526 transgender in 2023/24."
Recorded hate offences outside the Metropolitan Police rose to 7,164 in the year to March, a three percent increase from the previous year. Anti-Muslim hatred increased by 19 percent, with a spike after the Southport murders and subsequent riots. Excluding the Met, recorded anti-Jewish offences fell by 18 percent, from 2,093 to 1,715, while the Met accounted for 40 percent of anti-Jewish offences despite a recording change. The Met and City logged 23,228 hate crimes in the year to March 2025, down from 27,673, with detailed breakdowns by race, religion, sexual orientation, disability and transgender status. The Community Security Trust recorded 1,521 anti-Jew incidents in the first half of 2025.
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