Crime Prevention and Neighbourhood Watch

Hate Crime

Hate hurts - report it!

We are your Council and are here to help you

Hate crimes affect hundreds of people in London every year, however relatively few are reported to the Police. If you have been threatened or hurt because of your race, faith, sexuality, gender, age or disability, or you have seen this happening to someone else, you can now report it 24 hours a day to the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham's new Stop Hate Crime Helpline (0800 138 1625).

Our commitment to you

We understand that it can be very upsetting to be targeted by someone just because of who you are. We do not want you to feel that you have to cope with this on your own.

We recognise that you may find it difficult to report directly it to the Police so the Council have worked closely with local agencies to develop alternative ways for you to report and get help.

We will take your complaint seriously

We appreciate that the decision to make a report can be difficult. However, we aim to make it as easy as possible.

To report hate you can do so by contacting the new Stop Hate Crime 24 hour helpline on 0800 138 1625.

If you wish to report directly to the Council you can:

Report online
Phone Barking and Dagenham Direct on 020 8215 3010
Report to a front desk member of Council staff

You can also report to one of our Third Party Reporting Sites.

What is the role of the Council in preventing hate crime?|

What is hate crime?|

Types of hate crime|

What sorts of behaviour does it include?|

Why report hate?|

Third Party Reporting Sites|

What should you do following an incident?|

Key Contacts|

Reporting form|

Victim Guidance for filling out the form|

Acknowledgement

We would like to sincerely thank Galop and Stop Hate UK for allowing us to utilise information contained on their respective websites in the development of these web pages.