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Hate Crime

By reporting Hate crimes and Hate incidents you may be able to prevent these from happening to someone else.

Why is it important to report hate incidents and crimes?

It is really important that if you are experiencing a hate incident or crime, or you have witnessed an incident, that you report it.

Then we can work out, with you, how we can help and work with partners to try and address the problem.

By reporting hate incidents and crimes you are also helping us identify where the problem areas are and how we can improve our services to deal with crime.

Who should report hate crimes?

You should report a hate incident if:

• you are the victim
• you have witnessed an incident
• you know someone who was the victim of an incident

How to report a hate incident

In an emergency always dial 999.

If your call is a non-emergency dial 0845 60 70 999

You can also contact your local council on:

• Eastbourne Borough Council Phone: 01323 410 000
• Hastings Borough Council Phone: 01424 451 066
• Lewes District Council Phone: 01273 471 600
• Rother District Council Phone: 01424 787 878
• Wealden District Council Phone: 01892 653 311

The best ways to report a hate incident is to Sussex Police or your local council, so that they are able to help you. If you do not want to, for any reason, you can contact Southdown Housing on 01424 858 343.

You can also report hates crimes on-line at http://report-it.org.uk/your_police_force - External Link, Opens in new tab. or you can download and fill in a self reporting form - External Link, Opens in new tab.