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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Albert Toth

Spike in anti-muslim and antisemitic incidents as hate crime hits record high

The Home Office said there has been a rise in hate crimes targeting Jews since the Heaton Park synagogue attack (PA) - (PA Archive)

Hate crime incidents in England and Wales have risen seven per cent in a year, new data shows, with an marked increase in cases targeting both Jewish and Muslim people.

Across the two groups, there were a total of 146,825 hate crimes record by police in the year to March 2026, according to the Home Office figures.

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