This is a criminal offence, you need to call the police on 999 immediately and also let them know if you are concerned about your, or someone else's, safety.
What is Hate Crime?
Hate Crime is defined as crimes committed against someone because of their disability, gender-identity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. These should be reported to the police.
Hate crimes can include:
- Threatening behaviour
- Assault
- Robbery
- Damage to property
- Inciting others to commit hate crimes
- Harassment
Reporting your concerns
Once you have spoken to the police, please send us the incident report number and the officer’s name using the ASB form so we can contact them. We will work with them and yourself to agree on the next steps.
In an emergency, it's best to contact us by phone on 0300 123 2221 as responding to an ASB form may take a little longer..
If the behaviour has been ongoing, please complete our incident diary sheets with dates and times of the incidents and send these to us. You can do this by hand or by post, but it may be quicker to do it electronically and attach them when completing our ASB form
If you do not believe you can safely return to your home, you should report this to the police; we can not offer any temporary accommodation, but if the police agree it is not safe for you to return home you can approach your local authority for emergency accommodation (with proof of the police verification).
You should report all incidents of hate crime to the police. It is reported and tracked nationally, so it is important to report any instance to them.
Additional Contact Information
If you believe that this incident has been motivated by yours or someone’s disability, gender-identity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation, this is classed as a hate crime, please report to this to the police
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