Tackling Hate crime incidents

The Government’s Challenge it, report, stop it, guidance.

1. Prioritise your personal safety
2. challenge prejudice where possible
3. report anything you feel qualifies as hate incident

• Report a Hate crime
  • if it’s immediate danger for the victim call 999
  • otherwise non emergency on 101 or report to @metcc on Twitter, click the envelope to report
  • Chat live to Met Police online
  • To the Tower Hamlets council
  • To the MET police online
  • Anonymously to Crime stoppers by ringing 0800 555 111

‘Any criminal offence which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by a hostility or prejudice based on a personal characteristic.’   (Police, CPS, NOMS, 2007)

Hate crime scrutiny and Ward Panels 11. June 2025

The Local Government Guidance on tackling hate crime can be found here.

Some of the documents published here are very old from 2012 and 2018, it’s probably worth it to seek an up-date.

Metropolitan Police

Hate Crime

Types of hate crime classifications 2025 link

• Physical Assault
• Verbal Abuse
• Incitement to Hatred

Metropolitan Police Hate crime definitions Nov 2023

Hate Crime Manual 2024

See the latest official hate crime statistics here

Sign the No Place for Hate pledge on the Tower Hamlets Council website.

•race/ethnicity

•religion/faith/belief

•disability

•sexual orientation

•transgender identity

Tower Hamlets definition includes Age & Gender.  •Misogyny  – from the autumn police forces will be asked to record and identify crimes of violence, including stalking and sexual offences, believed by the victim to have been motivated by “hostility based on their sex”.

Hate Incidents Panel

This is a monthly panel which looks at high risk cases of hate crime and incidents. It brings together key professionals responsible for ensuring support and protection for victims and work towards taking enforcement action against any offenders. There are a vast range of tools available to tackle hate crime and the panel aims to utilise all available powers at its disposal. Agencies can make a referral on behalf of any victim of hate crime/incident providing there is consent.

For emotional support please contact: National Victim Supportline on 0845 30 30 900 or free phone 0808 168 9111. See contact details of all support services on this web page