Non-crime race hate incidents 194/2025

FOI Reference: 194/2025

Request:

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding racially aggravated hate incidents in England and Wales for the year of 2024. Specifically, I would like to request the following data:

1. How many Non-Crime Hate Crime Incidents were recorded in 2024?
2. Of these in how many cases racially aggravated?
3. Where the victims ethnicity was recorded, what was the breakdown, by ethnicity?
4. Of these offences, what was the type of offence (e.g. hate speech, harassment, social media posts)?

Response 1:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

76

Response 2:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

37

Response 3:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

Response 4:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does not hold the information requested, due to the fact that non-crime hate incidents do not have an offence or type of offence recorded.

It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.

Furthermore, it should also be noted that Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 21/03/2025)