Hounslow Council


Hate crime

Hate crime can take many forms:

  • verbal abuse

  • physical abuse

  • graffiti

  • criminal damage to your home or property

  • threats to harm you, your friends or your family

  • intimidation

  • bullying

  • producing offensive printed material about you

Being subjected to this type of abuse because of your race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or disability is a form of hate crime.

In Hounslow we have established a multi-agency Hate Crime Prevention Forum, a group that looks specifically at hate crime. This group is dedicated to raising awareness of the different forms of hate crime, encourage reporting hate crime, offering help and support to people being abused in this manner.

Hounslow Hate Crime Support Service

This service aims to provide support to anyone who feels they have been the target of hate crime.

Staff are available at the Star Centre in central Hounslow Mon-Wed, 10am-4pm to give advice and support to any victim of hate crime resident in the borough:

  • General enquiries - every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) enquiries - every Monday

  • Disability enquiries - alternate Mondays

  • Race and faith enquiries - every Tuesday and Wednesday

Hate crimes can be reported by victims, witnesses or third parties.

What can the Hate Crime Support Service offer?

The service offers free support and advice for victims of hate crime in Hounslow. This includes:

  • practical advice and someone to talk to

  • information about the support services available and how to access them

  • advice on possible civil remedies or criminal prosecutions

  • advice on how to keep yourself safe in future

We also aim to:

  • raise public awareness about the need to report incidents of hate crime

  • provide effective ways to report hate crime

  • increase awareness and capacity through focused training and outreach in all sectors of Hounslow to address hate crime directed at any group

Contact us

contact@hounslow-hatecrime.org.uk

Tel: 020 8570 4416

Hounslow Hate Crime Support Service
The Star Centre
63-65 Bell Road
Hounslow
TW3 3NX

To report an incident, make a referral, or to get advice and support outside of our office hours (10-4, Mon-Wed), contact one of our service partners directly: