Hate crime figures in England and Wales rise to record high

Hate crimes recorded by police in England and Wales rose to a record high in the year to March 2026.

• Police recorded 146,825 hate crimes in England and Wales in the year to March 2026, a 7% rise on the previous year.
• Racially motivated offences accounted for about 74% of hate crimes, while religious hate crimes rose 13% to 11,419.
• Anti-Muslim offences rose 15% from 4,479 to 5,132 and antisemitic offences rose 10% from 2,874 to 3,162.
• The British Muslim Trust recorded 78 incidents at 64 mosques and said attacks had shifted from targeting mosques to targeting Muslims inside them.