A hate incident is any incident perceived by the victim, or any other person, as being motivated by prejudice or hate.
This includes discrimination against a person’s race, religion, sexuality, gender identity or disability. It can include criminal offences.
Examples of hate incidents are verbal or written abuse, harassment or intimidation, damage to property, physical assault. It can also include texts or emails.
Why it's important to report hate incidents and crimes
It’s really important that you report hate incidents or crimes so that we can work with you, and our partners, to try and solve the problem. It will also show us where the problem areas are and how to improve our services to deal with crime.
Please 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 or crime
The best way to report a hate incident is to contact Sussex Police or your local council:
- in an emergency always dial 999
- if your call is not an emergency, call Sussex Police on 101
- contact your local council:
Eastbourne Borough Council – phone: 01323 410000
Hastings Borough Council – phone: 01424 451066
Lewes District Council – phone: 01273 471600
Rother District Council – phone: 01424 787878
Wealden District Council – phone: 01892 653311.
If you don’t want to, for any reason, you can contact Southdown Housing on 01424 858343.
Alternatively you can report the incident online at Stop Hate Crime.
East Sussex County Council