Hate crimes in England and Wales rise by 7% in last year as Home Office stats say Muslims and Jews face biggest increase

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Terror arrests increase by over 1,000% in last year as Home Office reveals nearly 4,000 detained.

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Terror arrests have skyrocketed by more than 1,000 per cent in the past year as Home Office reveals almost 4,000 were detained.There were 3,867 arrests for terrorism-related activity in the year ending June 2026, latest figures from the Home Office showed.Some 94 per cent of the arrests were connected to backing Palestine Action after the group was proscribed as a terror organisation on July 5 last year.Today's figures are a whopping 1,525 per cent higher than the historical 10-year median of 238 arrests.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Some 46 individuals aged 17 and under were arrested for terrorism-related activity within the same period.

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These figures are the second highest volume since records began.MORE TO FOLLOW...

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Hate crimes in England and Wales rise by 7% in last year as Home Office stats say Muslims and Jews face biggest increase.

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The number of hate crimes recorded by police in England and Wales has risen by 7 per cent to 146,825 in the year ending March 2026, new Home Office figures have revealed.

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Race-related hate crimes rose by 9 per cent, while religious hate offences increased by 13 per cent.Within the latter category, offences targeting Muslims climbed by 15 per cent, while those directed at Jewish people rose by 10 per cent.By contrast, the other three monitored categories recorded falls, with hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation down 1 per cent, disability-related offences decreasing by 5 per cent and transgender hate crimes falling by 4 per cent.MORE TO FOLLOW TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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