Hate crime

If a hate crime is happening now, you can:

• telephone the police on 999 if there is an emergency or the situation could get heated or violent
• telephone the police on 101 if your situation is not an emergency
• contact 18000 if you are a textphone user
• text the police on 999 (but you must register for the emergencySMS service first)

If you have been a victim of hate crime, or the case you would like to report is not an emergency, you can:

• telephone the police on 101
• make a report to the police online
• make a report at a police station (find your local police station)
• contact 18000 if you are a textphone user
• call the Victims First hotline on 0300 1234 148, or make a report using the Victims First website

You can make a report if you have:

• been a victim of online hate crime
• found inappropriate or offensive content on the internet

Find out more about reporting online hate crime on the Thames Valley Police website.