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Hate incident reporting

If you have experienced or witnessed a hate incident, you can report it to us.

A hate incident is any incident perceived by the victim or any other person as being motivated by the prejudice of someone's:

  • race, colour, national or ethnic origin
  • religion or belief
  • sexual orientation
  • age
  • gender 
  • disability

Hate incidents cover a wide range of behaviour, including:

  • verbal abuse
  • damage to property 
  • harassment
  • offensive behaviour
  • offensive telephone calls or text messages
  • sending a letter or email conveying offensive messages

You can report a hate incident in a number of ways:

You can find more information in our responding to hate incidents in North Somerset leaflet.

If you or your property are in danger contact the police on 999 or 08454 567 000 for non-emergencies.

Some of these organisations may also be able to help:

For more information contact our equality and diversity team.