Hate incident reporting
Hate crime
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, race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.
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;
Hate incident
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, race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.
- A hate incident doesn't mean that we won't take it seriously if someone reports it.
Nobody should have to live with the fear, anxiety and consequences of hate crime. Here in Kirklees, in partnership with the West Yorkshire Police we provide support and guidance to victims and take positive action against perpetrators.
How to report a hate crime or incident
Emergency or ongoing
If there is a threat to life or a hate incident ongoing: Call 999
If it is not an emergency, call the Police on 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.
Trains and train stations
Report all hate that happens on trains, or at the station, via text to the British Transport Police on 61016
Fill in our 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 itAfter 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.
Other ways to report hate incidents
Visit a hate incident reporting centre
Here you can speak to a hate crime representative in confidence and be supported to complete an online report.
Hate incident reporting centres
Or contact Kirklees Direct 24 hour helpline: 01484 414888.
You can also report a hate crime via the StopHateUk app
Contact the Kirklees Police Hate Crime Unit
- PC 5696 Emma Harrison
- Email kirkleeshate@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
General enquiries
Susan Maycock
Victim and Hate Crime Officer
- Email safer@kirklees.gov.uk
Here is an up-to-date contact list for local and national organisations who support those who have been a victim of a Hate Crime.