Non-Crime Hate Incidents Recorded by Essex Police 2019 to 2026
Publication Number
PUB 1570
Title
Non-Crime Hate Incidents Recorded by Essex Police 2019 to 2026
Date Range
01 January 2019 to 31 March 2026
Publication Statement
Please note that this information is correct as at 02 April 2026 and may be subject to change.
It is intended that this data will be updated quarterly.
As with all publications of information by Essex Police, please note caveats may apply regarding the accuracy of data.
Background Information
Introduction:
In order to maintain the trust and confidence of victims and our public, Essex Police remains committed to delivering the highest standards in data recording and transparency. Following our most recent PEEL (Police Effectiveness, Efficiency and Legitimacy) inspection, we are proud to have been graded as ‘Good’ in our approach to recording crime data. This recognition reflects the dedication of our officers and staff to ensuring that our practices are accurate, consistent, and aligned with national standards.
In line with our commitment to continuous improvement, Essex Police has undertaken a comprehensive review of how we record non-crime hate incidents. This review identified areas where adjustments were necessary to ensure full alignment with the Authorised Professional Practice (APP) guidance issued by the College of Policing.
As a result, we have taken proactive steps to rectify affected records, since the change to APP in June 2023, and enhance our internal processes. These improvements are designed to ensure that we are getting it right first time — every time.
Essex Police will continue to self-assess and refine our practices to maintain public confidence and uphold the integrity of our data. We are dedicated to being as effective in recording non-crime data as we are with crime data, and we will persist in our efforts to drive excellence across all areas of our service.
Hate Crime Definitions:
Hate Motivation: Hate Crimes and incidents are taken to mean any crime or incident where the perpetrators hostility or prejudice against an identifiable group of people is a factor in determining who is victimised. This is a broad and inclusive definition. A victim does not have to be a member of the group. In fact, anyone could be a victim of a Hate Crime.
A hate incident (recorded as a Non-Crime Hate Incident) is defined by the College of Policing as:
“an incident which is perceived by the victim or any other person to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person’s race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or transgender status”.
The police record hate incidents in order to monitor community tensions and to prevent criminal behaviour.
Hate Crime Statistics:
Statistics on hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales | Home Office
Headline data on recorded Hate Crimes (separate to Non-Crime Hate Incidents) broken down by month, district and outcome is published within the monthly Essex Police performance reports published by the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex. See figures under 'Hate Crime HO Definition': Essex Police Performance
Policing Guidance:
B 1402 Procedure - Hate Crime and Non-Crime Hate Incident (NCHI) | Essex Police
FOI Publication
Notes:
- ‘MULTIVALUE’ = Some incidents were not designated to one specific Hate Incident Type Group, instead they involved Multiple Hate Motivating Factors. Such incidents have been allocated to the category: ‘Multiple Hate Incident Types’.
- ‘not recorded’ = no data entered in this field when recorded.
Numbers of Non-Crime Hate Incidents by Month and Year – January 2019 to March 2026
|
Month |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
|
January |
30 |
35 |
22 |
55 |
66 |
17 |
12 | 3 |
|
February |
33 |
32 |
55 |
59 |
53 |
8 |
9 | 2 |
|
March |
52 |
39 |
42 |
70 |
68 |
9 |
6 | 10 |
|
April |
33 |
36 |
48 |
46 |
89 |
5 |
23 | |
|
May |
33 |
36 |
48 |
81 |
71 |
6 |
9 | |
|
June |
39 |
57 |
69 |
85 |
28 |
13 |
8 | |
|
July |
34 |
52 |
77 |
77 |
19 |
6 |
17 | |
|
August |
43 |
46 |
66 |
67 |
21 |
7 |
26 | |
|
September |
43 |
47 |
71 |
72 |
10 |
9 |
12 | |
|
October |
49 |
65 |
80 |
60 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
|
|
November |
29 |
38 |
67 |
72 |
5 |
8 |
15 |
|
|
December |
34 |
44 |
61 |
49 |
8 |
21 |
6 |
|
|
Total |
452 |
527 |
706 |
793 |
446 |
118 |
153 |
15 |
Numbers of Non-Crime Hate Incidents by District and Year – January 2019 to March 2026
| District | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Total |
| Basildon | 55 | 70 | 70 | 86 | 49 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 364 |
| Braintree | 30 | 23 | 37 | 53 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 171 | |
| Brentwood | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 101 |
| Castle Point | 15 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 97 | |
| Chelmsford | 37 | 56 | 71 | 68 | 41 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 304 |
| Colchester | 52 | 81 | 95 | 114 | 59 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 429 |
| Epping Forest | 32 | 24 | 36 | 46 | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 188 |
| Harlow | 31 | 40 | 53 | 67 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 247 | |
| Maldon | 6 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 59 | |
| Rochford | 8 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 63 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 62 | 73 | 95 | 115 | 66 | 16 | 33 | 6 | 466 |
| Tendring | 36 | 26 | 54 | 48 | 49 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 235 |
| Thurrock | 51 | 67 | 100 | 89 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 365 | |
| Uttlesford | 19 | 14 | 22 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 113 |
| (unknown) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
Numbers of Non-Crime Hate Incidents by Hate Incident Type and Year – January 2019 to March 2026
| Hate Incident Type | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Total |
| Hate Incident - Age | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Hate Incident - Alternative Sub-culture | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| Hate Incident - Disability | 57 | 64 | 96 | 90 | 42 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 374 |
| Hate Incident - Homophobic | 46 | 53 | 65 | 89 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 312 |
| Hate Incident - Racial | 276 | 347 | 466 | 522 | 304 | 75 | 97 | 7 | 2094 |
| Hate Incident - Religious - Buddhist | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Hate Incident - Religious - Christian | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | ||||
| Hate Incident - Religious - Hindu | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Hate Incident - Religious - Jewish | 16 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 104 |
| Hate Incident - Religious - Muslim | 18 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 67 |
| Hate Incident - Religious - No religion | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Hate Incident - Religious - Other | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |||
| Hate Incident - Religious - Sikh | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Hate Incident - Religious - Unknown | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Hate Incident - Transgender | 17 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 104 |
| #MULTIVALUE | 16 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 103 |
Every effort is made to ensure that the data provided by Essex Police is accurate and complete. However, Essex Police systems are designed primarily for the management of individual cases and not for the purposes of providing data to answer specific FOI enquiries. Please note although data can be extracted from a number of sources via database queries, the results may be subject to inaccuracies. Care should be taken to understand our return when considering the interpretation or further use of the data.