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Hate Crime and Racial Discrimination: Flags and Graffiti

Commons · Question 75018 · Tabled 4 Sep 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 11 Sep 2025

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Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on trends in the number of (a) hate crimes and (b) instances of racism in communities that have not (i) taken flags down and (ii) removed graffiti.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 11 Sep 2025

The Home Office publishes official statistics on hate crime offences recorded by the police in England and Wales. The latest release, including information on trends, can be found here: Hate crime, England and Wales, year ending March 2024 - GOV.UKThe Hom...