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 2022-2027 sets 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.

About hate crimes

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.

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.

About hate incidents

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.

  • A hate incident doesn't mean that we won't take it seriously if someone reports it.

How to report hate crimes and incidents

Emergency or ongoing incidents

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.

Report hate crimes and incidents to the council

Fill in our simple 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 a hate incident

After 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.

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Call Kirklees Direct

Call the 24-hour helpline: 01484 414888

Go to your nearest hate reporting centre

Kirklees hate incident reporting centres from 1st November 2024

  • Huddersfield
    • Huddersfield Library Hub, Civic Centre 3, Huddersfield, HD1 2TG.
    • Almondbury Library, Off Farfield Road, Almondbury, HD5 8TD.
    • Chestnut Centre Library, 2a Chestnut Street, Sheepridge, Huddersfield, HD2 1HJ.
    • Birkby and Fartown Library, Lea Street, Hillhouse, Huddersfield, HD1 6HF.
    • Rawthorpe and Dalton library, 23/25 Ridgeway, Dalton Grange, Huddersfield, HD5 9QR.
    • Lindley Library, Lidget Street, Lindley, Huddersfield, HD3 3JP.
    • Kirkheaton Library, Fields Rise, Kirkheaton, Huddersfield, HD5 0LZ.
    • Huddersfield Library, Temporary Location: Huddersfield Customer Service Centre, Civic Centre 3, Huddersfield, HD1 2TG.
  • Dewsbury and Mirfield
    • Citizens Advice and Law Centre, Unit 11/12 Empire House, Wakefield Old Road, Dewsbury, WF12 8DJ.
    • Dewsbury Library Hub, Dewsbury Retail Park, Railway Street, Dewsbury, WF12 8EQ.
    • Mirfield Library, East Thorpe Lodge, Huddersfield Road, Mirfield, WF14 8AN.
    • Greenwood Centre Library, Huddersfield Road, Ravensthorpe, WF13 3JR.
  • Batley and Spen
    • Birstall Library, Market Street, Birstall, Batley, WF17 9EN.
    • Batley Library, Market Place, Batley, WF17 5DE.
    • Cleckheaton Library, Whitcliffe Road, Cleckheaton, BD19 3DX.
    • Heckmondwike Library, Walkley Lane, Heckmondwike, WF16 0LY.
  • Rural
    • Denby Dale Library, 364 Wakefield Road, Denby Dale, Huddersfield, HD8 8RT.
    • Shepley Library, 8 Marsh Lane, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8AE.
    • Slaithwaite Library, Slaithwaite Town Hall, Cross Street, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5AF.
    • Skelmanthorpe Library, 24 Commercial Road, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, HD8 9DA.
    • Marsden Library, Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Huddersfield, HD7 6BW.
    • Honley Library, West Avenue, Honley, Huddersfield, HD9 6HF.
    • Golcar Library, Town End, Golcar, Huddersfield, HD7 4QD.
    • Holmfirth library, 47 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, HD9 3JH.
    • Kirkburton Library, Turnshaw Road, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0RT.

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

Support for those experiencing hate crime

There are a number of services offering a range of support. The list below is not exhaustive.

General support

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

Sexual orientation and gender identity

General enquiries

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