This report brings together, for the first time, a range of official statistics on hate crime in England and Wales from across the crime and criminal justice system. It is the third in a series of cross-departmental reports collating information from the Office for National

In the 2023/24 reporting year there were 140,561 hate crime incidents reported by the police in England and Wales compared with 147,645 in the previous year.

In the year ending in March 2024, 31.3% of victims of racially or religiously aggravated hate crime were Asian, 30.6% were White, and 23.1% were Black.

There were 48 religious hate crimes reported by the police in Northern Ireland in 2022/23, compared with 33 in the previous reporting year.

In 2023/24, the majority of hate crimes reported by the police in England and Wales were racial hate crimes, with 98,799 of these offences in this reporting year. There were a further 22,839 hate crimes committed against a person due to their sexual orientation, the second-most reported category of hate crime.

Anti-social behaviour (ASB) outcomes for disabled people in England and Wales aged 16 and over, with analysis by disability status, country, sex, age, impairment type, type of ASB. Domestic abuse and sexual assault outcomes for disabled people in England and Wales aged 16 to 59 years, with analysis by disability status, age, sex, impairment type, impairment severity, country and region. All outcomes using the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) data.

Hate crimes, England and Wales

Source agency: Home Office

Designation: Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: Hate crimes, England and Wales

In England and Wales there were 11,719 police recorded disability hate crime incidents in the 2023/24 reporting year, compared with 14,285 in the previous year.

Recorded crime for Police Force Areas. The data are rolling 12-month totals, with points at the end of each financial year between year ending March 2003 to March 2007 and at the end of each quarter from June 2007.

In 2023/24 there were 98,799 racist hate crime incidents recorded by the police service in England and Wales, compared with 103,625 in the previous reporting year.

% of panel who think that hate crime is a problem in their local area

This statistic looks at the impact of hate crime in England and Wales in from fiscal year 2011/12 to fiscal year 2012/13 (results combined). In the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW), participants who stated that they were victims of hate crime during the period in question were asked which, if any, effects the experience had on them. It is important to note that crimes reported in the survey are not necessarily crimes that were officially recorded by the police. The most common effect reported, was anger.

There were 10,484 religious hate crimes reported by the police in England and Wales in the 2023/24 reporting year, which was more than in any other reporting year during this provided time period.

Police recorded crime figures by Police Force Area and Community Safety Partnership areas (which equate in the majority of instances, to local authorities).

Recorded crime figures for Community Safety Partnerships which equates in the majority of instances to local authorities . The data are rolling 12 month totals, with data points shown at the end of each financial year between year ending March 2003 and year ending March 2007 and at the end of each quarter from June 2007. The data cover local authority boundaries from April 2009 onwards and local authority area names correspond to Community Safety Partnership areas.

Hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales by police force area. ‘Hate crime’ is any criminal offence committed against a person or property that is motivated by hostility towards someone based on their disability, race, religion, gender-identity or sexual orientation, whether perceived to be so by the victim or any other person.