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Hate crime

What is hate crime?

Crimes committed against someone because of their disability, transgender-identity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation are hate crimes and should be reported to the police.

Hate crimes can include:

  • threatening behaviour
  • assault
  • robbery
  • damage to property
  • inciting others to commit hate crimes
  • harassment
  • online abuse

How to report hate crime

Call 999 if you’re reporting a crime that’s in progress or if someone is in immediate danger.

If the crime isn’t an emergency, call 101 or contact Surrey Police online.

If you are a Waverley housing tenant: In addition to contacting the Police, please contact the Housing Management Team at Housingmanagementteam@waverley.gov.uk (This inbox is monitored daily and centrally distributed to the relevant housing officer, and we will log your case).