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Hate crimes in England and Wales reach reported record levels
146,825crimes
Police recorded 146,825 hate crimes in the year ending March 2026.
Home Office figures showed 146,825 recorded hate crimes in the year ending March 2026, while religious hate crimes excluding Metropolitan Police data reached 8,214. The British Muslim Trust also reported increasingly severe anti-Muslim incidents.
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- 146,825crimes
Police recorded 146,825 hate crimes in the year ending March 2026.
“police recorded 146,825 hate crimes in the year ending March 2026”
- 7%
The number of recorded hate crimes rose by 7% in the past year.
“a rise of 7% in the past year”
- 8,214offences
Religious hate crimes recorded in England and Wales, excluding Metropolitan Police data, totalled 8,214 in the 12 months to March 2026.
“were at their highest annual total – 8,214 – since records began in 2012”