‘It's like we've returned to the 1990s’
Public enquires: crimeandpolicestats@ This release contains statistics about hate crime offences recorded by the police in England and Wales. Key results. A spate of anti-immigration disorder swept the UK last summer. The number of hate crimes recorded by police in England and Wales has risen for the first time in three years, including increases in race and religiously motivated offences, Home Office figures , external show. Anti
The UK, which once used to be one of Europe's most welcoming places to be gay, has seen a % increase in sexual orientation hate crime reports since Commemorating the decision of the World Health Organization to remove homosexuality from the list of mental disorders, May 17 marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. Unfortunately, recent data from the Home Office reveals a distressing rise in hate crimes against LGBTQ individuals in England and Wales, countering the notion that growing acceptance and legal protections should result in a decline in acts of prejudice and violence. 
Race and religious hate crime rises in England and Wales
New hate crime statistics released today by the ONS reveal that England and Wales continues to become a less safe place for lesbian, gay, bi and trans people. The increase in hate crimes against trans people by 11% in a year, and by % in the last five years, comes against a backdrop of UK Government drawing back its support for trans people and the growth of divisive and demonising rhetoric. Thursday 9 October , UK. Religious hate crime recorded by police in England and Wales has reached a record high, new figures have shown.
New data
There has been a record increase in reports of homophobic and transphobic hate crimes in the UK over the last year, figures obtained by VICE World News reveal. Hate crime can take place in the form of physical or verbal abuse, or incitement to hatred — for example, by causing a stir to encourage abuse through the form of violence against a specific person or group. Attacker, Alan Whitfield, 51 admitted assault by beating and was given a week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months in January this year after the court ruled it was a motivated attack.
Hate crime rises in England and Wales with religiously
Despite seeming more inclusive, the world still sees terrible hate crimes and abuse against the LGBT+ community. These figures follow a recent British Social Attitudes survey which revealed Britain that is becoming more prejudiced as a nation towards trans people. The Home Office statistics also highlight that political and media narratives around trans people might have led to an increase in hate crime incidents. Hate crime, England and Wales, year ending March 2024
The number of hate crimes recorded by police in England and Wales has risen for the first time in three years, including increases in race and religiously motivated offences, Home Office figures show. . 
Map shows UK hotspots for homophobic hate crimes
Hate crimes targeted at Muslims rose by almost a fifth, with the Home Office noting a “clear spike” in these offences after the Southport murders and riots that followed last summer. .
Homophobic hate crime hotspots in the UK amid 462% surge in
This chart shows the number of hate crimes against LGBTQ people recorded by the police in England and Wales. .