How to report hate crime
Is it an emergency?
Call 999 now in emergency situations like these:
- there is an immediate danger to life
- someone is using violence or is threatening to be violent
- a crime is happening right now and the suspect is still at the scene
Hearing or speech impairments
- If you’ve pre-registered with the emergencySMS service, use our textphone service 18000 or text us on 999.
- Call 999 BSL to use a British Sign Language interpreter.
You can:
- report a hate crime directly to the police
- get support with making your report
Report a hate crime directly to the police
If you’re not sure whether the incident you’re reporting is a hate crime, read what is a hate crime.
You can report a hate crime, including online hate crime and planned marches or events online.
- call 101
- visit a police station
Get support with making your report
The charities, groups and organisations below can offer support, advice and ways to report the incident without having to talk directly to the police.
Local hate crime reporting centres
A specialist or representative from your protected characteristic community can help you through the reporting process and offer support.
1st Stop
71 New George Street,
Plymouth
PL1 1RJ
Tel: 01752 304321
Ambito Care
75-77 Cornwall Street,
Plymouth
PL1 1NS
Tel: 01752 221002
British Red Cross
The Public Dispensary,
18 Catherine Street,
Plymouth
PL1 2AD
Tel: 01752 831600
Brook Housing Ltd
Ground Floor,
Lyster Court,
Millfields,
Stonehouse,
Plymouth
PL1 3JB
Tel: 01752 230185
Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support
7 Whimple Street,
Plymouth
PL1 2DH
Tel: 01752 265952
Havencare (South West) Ltd
Ground Floor,
Lyster Court,
Millfields,
Stonehouse,
Plymouth
PL1 3JB
Tel: 01752 251476
Intercom Trust
74 Mutley Plain,
Mutley,
Plymouth
PL4 6LF
Tel: 0800 612 3010
Open Doors International Language School
28 Woodland Terrace Lane,
Plymouth
PL4 8QL
Tel: 01752 258771
Open Hearts Open Borders (OHOB)
Tel: 07912 294122
Email: [email protected]
Out Youth
Tel: 01752 312546
Email: [email protected]
Plymouth and Devon Racial Equality Council
Harwell Centre,
28-42 Harwell Court,
Western Approach,
Plymouth
PL1 1PY
Tel: 01752 224555
Plymouth Central Library
Taylor Maxwell House,
167-171 Armada Way,
Plymouth
PL1 1HZ
Tel: 01752 305900
Plymouth Hope
4A Cattedown Road,
Plymouth
PL4 0AY
Tel: 01752 957510
Plymouth People First
207 Outland road,
Plymouth
PL2 3PF
Tel: 01752 753713
Pride in Plymouth (CIC)
170 Rendle Street
Plymouth
PL1 1TP
Tel: 07746 410593
Ridleys Plymouth Guild
Ridleys
Guild house,
156 Mannamead Road,
Plymouth
PL3 5QL
Tel: 01752 776775
Students and Refugees Together (START)
237 Union St,
Plymouth
PL1 3HQ
Tel: 01752 255200
Email: [email protected]
Suzanne Sparrow Plymouth Language School
72-74 North Road
East Plymouth
Devon
PL4 6AL
Tel: 01752 222700
The Eddystone Trust
2nd Floor,
11 Whimple Street,
Plymouth,
PL1 2DH
Tel: 01752 254406
Email: [email protected]
Plymouth Community Homes
Plumer House,
Tailyour Road,
Crownhill,
PL6 5DH
Cornwall Pride
Hall for Cornwall
Black Quay
Truro
TR1 2LL
DisAbility Cornwall
Units 1G/H
Guildford Road Industrial Estate,
Guildford Road,
Hayle, Cornwall
TR27 4QZ
Tel: 01736 756655 or 01736 759500
Pentreath Ltd
St Enoder Barns,
Narrow Lane,
Summercourt,
Newquay,
Cornwall
TR8 5EE
Tel: 01726 862727
Truro office:
6 Higher Newham Ln,
Truro
TR1 2ST
Tel: 0800 6123010
Exeter office:
Zone 5,
Wrentham Business Centre,
Prospect Park,
Exeter EX4 6NA
TravellerSpace
Rm 402,
Fourth Floor PZ360,
St Marys Terrace,
Penzance,
TR18 4EB
Tel: 07939 210014 / 07534 983046
Penryn Campus reception
Exeter University at Falmouth,
Penryn,
Cornwall,
TR10 9FE
National organisations
Crimestoppers
A national charity with a free helpline for reporting crime anonymously.
Tell MAMA
A national project supporting victims of anti-Muslim hate and monitoring anti-Muslim incidents.
Community Security Trust (CST)
A charity protecting British Jews from antisemitism and related threats.
Galop
A national charity providing advice and support to members of the LGBT community.