Reporting a hate crime or hate incident

Hate crimes or hate incidents are where people or communities are targeted because of race (including colour, ethnic origin, nationality or national origins), religion or belief, disability, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation.

How to report

• How to report a hate crime

Further advice

• What is hate crime?

Reporting centres

Reporting centres are organisations where staff have been trained to support victims with the reporting of hate incidents and hate crime.

Advice and support centres

• Chester District Housing Trust - reporting centre for Chester and District Housing tenants
• Chester Citizens Advice Bureau
• Northwich Citizens Advice Bureau
• Winsford Citizens Advice Bureau
• Deafness Support Network - reporting centre open to deafness support service users
• Body Positive Cheshire and North Wales - centre for the LGB community
• DIAL House Disability Services, Chester - hate crime reporting approved by Cheshire Police

Education centres

• University of Chester Church of England Academy - reporting centre open to students of this academy
• The Bishops’ Blue Coat Church of England High School - reporting centre open to students of Bishops Blue Coat Church of England High School
• Vale Royal Disability Services - reporting centre open to people with disabilities in the Vale Royal area
• University of Chester - reporting centre open to students and staff