Flip News — hate-crime news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/hate-crime/ The latest Flip News stories on hate-crime. en-GB Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:37:15 GMT Race and religious hate crimes hit record high in England and Wales https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-hate-crimes-record-high-england-wales/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-hate-crimes-record-high-england-wales/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Home Office figures for the year to March 2026 show 146,825 police-recorded hate crimes, up 7%, with racially and religiously motivated offences at record highs once Metropolitan Police data is excluded. Sarah Whitfield hate-crime england-and-wales home-office police-recorded-crime Clacton and Frinton Gazette