Hate Crime

A hate crime is defined as 'Any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person's race or perceived race; religion or perceived religion; sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation; disability or perceived disability and any crime motivated by hostility or prejudice against a person who is transgender or perceived to be transgender.' 

All this data is recorded for those offences that occur within Cheshire and the quarterly data around Hate Crime is available on this page.

If you have been a victim of Hate Crime then it is important that you report this to the Police.