Anti-Semitic hate crimes outnumber Islamophobic incidents in London

The figures only represent crimes that were reported to the police. Around one in four religious crimes go unreported, according to figures from the ONS crime survey in England and Wales.

Five districts

The highest number of hate reports occurred in just five London boroughs: Barnet, Hackney, Camden, Haringey and Westminster.

The first four are home to the largest Jewish communities in the country, particularly in areas such as Golders Green and Stamford Hill.

The latter saw a series of pro-Palestinian protests over the course of the year, marred by demonstrators glorifying Hamas' actions on October 7.

Separate figures from the Community Security Trust, a charity that provides security for the Jewish community, showed that national hate crime doubled between January and June.

These included 1,618 cases of abusive behavior, 121 cases of bodily harm and 83 cases of property damage and desecration.

Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, has vowed to tackle the “resurgence of anti-Semitism”.

Speaking at a Holocaust Education Trust appeals lunch last month, Sir Keir said his government would “not shy away from this”, adding: “We will not be silent. We will not look the other way.”

He told those present: “We will call anti-Semitism what it is: pure hate.”

“And we will fight it with everything we have. Just as I fought to pull my party back from the abyss of anti-Semitism, I promise you that I will do the same to lead the country.”