Hate incidents can be targeted at people because of traits such as race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity.
Examples of hate incidents include:
- verbal abuse like name-calling or offensive jokes
- hoax calls, abusive phone calls or text messages, hate mail
- online abuse, for example through Facebook or Twitter
- malicious complaints or gossip such as over parking or noise
- displaying or circulating discriminatory leaflets or posters
Where a criminal offence has been carried out because of hostility or prejudice based on the traits above, it becomes a hate crime.
Reporting Hate Crime
Hate Crimes must first be reported to the police, in an emergency always call 999 and in a non emergency call 101. Report a hate crime to Essex Police.
You can report a crime anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
If you're one of our tenants, you should contact your Housing Officer.
For more information on hate crimes, you can visit the following organisations:
- Victim Support
- Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Citizen’s Advice Bureau - Hate Crime
- Galop - London's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community safety charity
Brentwood has three Hate Incident Report Centres (HIRCs) at the following locations:
Brentwood Borough Council
Town Hall, Ingrave Road,
Brentwood,
Essex
CM15 8AY
Frontline Partnership
Sawyers Church
Sawyers Hall Lane
Essex
CM15 9BN
SNAP
The SNAP Centre
Pastoral Way
Warley
Brentwood
Essex
CM14 5WF