Written Question·Home Office·UIN 102700
Religious Buildings: Crime
Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimates her Department has for the number of crimes committed against, or on the grounds of, (a) mosques, (b) synagogues, (c) churches in England and Wales in each year since 2020.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe Home Office does not hold information on whether police recorded crimes were committed against, or on the grounds, of places of worship.