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Religious Hatred: Hinduism

Commons · Question 87852 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 17 Nov 2025

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Asked by Navendu Mishra

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in levels of (a) Hinduphobia and (b) anti-Hindu sentiment.

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 17 Nov 2025

There was a 3% increase in police recorded religious hate crime in the year ending March 2025. Of the total number of religiously motivated hate crimes, 2% targeted Hindus (a total of 182 hate crimes). We are committed to protecting the right of individua...