Written Question·Home Office·UIN 93974

Churches: Vandalism

Tabled: 24 November 2025

Answered: 4 December 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department records crimes committed against churches, chapels and other places of Christian worship as a distinct offence category.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Government is committed to protecting the right of individuals to freely practise their religion and will not tolerate anti-Christian hatred in any form.The Home Office does not hold arrest or crime data specifically relating to Christian places of wo...

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