Police supporting communities to tackle hate crime

Chief Constable Mark Hobrough, NPCC lead for Hate Crime, has the following message for communities:

“Sadly we have seen that events nationally and around the world have led to an increase in community tension and a feeling of division amongst some communities, which has been used by a small minority to spread hate and division.

“We also know that sadly a proportion of hate crime continues to go unreported. We are determined to close that gap and empower all of our communities to feel confident to come forward and report matters to us.

“As we mark National Hate Crime Awareness Week, now more than ever we need to send a message to all our communities that we are here to support you and listen to your concerns.

“Particularly since the horrific incident in Manchester on Thursday 2 October 2025, we need to continue to do all we can to engage with and support communities who have been impacted by these tragic events and show that policing is here for them.

“Forces continue to step up high-visibility patrols across the country at synagogues and other places of worship, as well as more widely to provide reassurance to all those who have been affected.

“We continue to review security arrangements around vulnerable locations and events and would ask the public to remain vigilant. Please report anything that doesn’t feel right to police and be alert to what is happening in your own communities.

“Hate crime including antisemitism, racial and faith-based discrimination will not be tolerated in any form and we will continue to work with our criminal justice partners to bring hate crime offenders to justice.

“I encourage anyone who suffers such a crime to report it, either to the police – including through our True Vision web facility at www.report-it.org.uk – or to a trusted group like the Community Security Trust or Tell MAMA.”