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Churches: Vandalism

Commons · Question 93974 · Tabled 24 Nov 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 4 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department records crimes committed against churches, chapels and other places of Christian worship as a distinct offence category.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 4 Dec 2025

The Government is committed to protecting the right of individuals to freely practise their religion and will not tolerate anti-Christian hatred in any form.The Home Office does not hold arrest or crime data specifically relating to Christian places of wo...