Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 87852

Religious Hatred: Hinduism

Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Navendu Mishra

LabourStockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in levels of (a) Hinduphobia and (b) anti-Hindu sentiment.

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh
There was a 3% increase in police recorded religious hate crime in the year ending March 2025. Of the total number of religiously motivated hate crimes, 2% targeted Hindus (a total of 182 hate crimes). We are committed to protecting the right of individua...

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