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Racial Hatred and Religious Hatred: Blyth and Ashington

Asked by Ian LaveryLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 13 October 2025UIN 77073

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) race and (b) religious hate crimes took place in Blyth and Ashington constituency between September (i) 2024 and (ii) 2025.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Home Office publishes official statistics on hate crimes at the Police Force Area level. The latest published information for the year ending March 2024, including for Northumbria Police, can be found here: Hate crime, England and Wales, year ending March 2024 - GOV.UK

Information on hate crimes recorded by the police in the year ending March 2025 is due to be published on the 9 October.

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