Hate incident and hate crime reporting
Nobody should have to live with the fear, anxiety and consequences of hate incidents or crimes. In partnership with the West Yorkshire Police, we provide support and guidance to victims and take positive action against perpetrators.
Our Hate Crime Strategy 2022-2027sets out our approach which focuses on preventing hate incidents happening in the first place but where they do, providing comprehensive support to victims of hate crime and holding perpetrators to account for their actions.
A hate crime is any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person's disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity or perceived disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.
Hate crime examples include:
- Verbal abuse (including online)
- Physical attacks
- Damage to property
- Offensive graffiti and arson
Also, threat of attack, such as inciting hatred by words, pictures or videos, offensive letters, abusive or obscene telephone calls, groups hanging around to intimidate, and unfounded malicious complaints.
A hate incident is any non-crime incident which is perceived by the victim or any other person to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person's disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity or perceived disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.
- A hate incident doesn't mean that we won't take it seriously if someone reports it.
- If there is a threat to life or a hate incident ongoing, always call Phone 999
Contact the police
Dial 101, use 101 Live Chat, or go online at West Yorkshire Police Hate crime
If you are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired you can use West Yorkshire Police textphone 18001 101 or mobile text phone 07786200200.
Fill in our online form
All information you put on the form will be treated as confidential and will only be passed onto other parties if you provide permission to do so.
Clock Completing this form takes around 20 minutes
Report itAfter you've made your report
It is received by Safer Kirklees. They send it to the agency or agencies that you have asked for it to be referred to.
Those agencies will get in touch with you in due course.
You will receive a copy of your report to your email address if you enter it to the form.
Call Kirklees Direct
Call on the 24 hour helpline: 01484 414888
Go to your nearest hate reporting centre
Based at various community venues:
Stop Hate UK
Access online or use the Stop Hate UK app, available to download from the Google Play Store.
For trains and train stations
Report all hate that happens on trains, or at the station, via text to the British Transport Police on 61016
There are a number of services offering a range of support. The list below is not exhaustive.
General support
- Victim Support - help for all victims of hate crime
- Citizens Advice - advice and support around all strands of hate
- Restorative Justice - gives victims of crime the opportunity to communicate with the person responsible.
Children
- Kidscape - advice for young people, parents and carers
- Childline - helps anyone under 19 with any issue they are going through.
Disability and mental health
- S2R - an independent mental health and wellbeing charity, providing support
- Mencap - support for those with learning disabilities.
Race and religion
- TellMama - for victims of anti-Muslim hate
- Muslim Youth Helpline - faith and culturally sensitive support.
Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Brunswick Centre - support for LGBTQ+ community and families
- Galop - support for LGBT+ community.
- Kirklees Police Hate Crime Unit - Email kirkleeshate@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
- Victim and Hate Crime Officer - Email safer@kirklees.gov.uk