How to report hate crime
By reporting hate crime, you may be able to prevent it from happening again.
Is it an emergency?
Does it feel like the situation could get heated or violent very soon? Is someone in immediate danger? Do you need support right away? If so, please call 999 now.
If you have a hearing or speech impairment, use our textphone service 18000 or text us on 999 if you’ve pre-registered with the emergencySMS service.
Report it online
True Vision
True Vision is a national police scheme to help victims report hate crime online.
Average completion time: 15 minutes
Report by phone
Call 101
Our national, non-emergency telephone number is staffed 24/7 to give you support and advice.
Visit a police station
If you’d prefer to speak to an officer in person, we can provide a safe and comfortable environment at any of our police stations.
Hate crime reporting centres
Also known as third-party reporting centres, these are places you can go for advice from trained people if you don't want to go to the police.
Barrow & District Disability Association
Margaret Burrow Centre,
71-77 School Street,
Barrow-in-Furness,
LA14 1EJ
Barrow Borough Housing Offices
Town Hall,
Duke Street,
Barrow-in-Furness,
LA14 2LD
St Mark’s Church
Buccleugh Street,
Barrow,
LA14 1BZ
MIND Office
64 School Street,
Barrow-in-Furness,
Cumbria,
LA14 1EW
People First
12 Duke Street,
Barrow-in-Furness,
Cumbria,
LA14 1LF
PiNC (Pride in North Cumbria)
21 Victoria Place,
Carlisle,
CA1 1EJ
Botcherby Community Centre
Victoria Road,
Carlisle,
CA1 2UE
Belah Community Centre
Briar Bank,
Carlisle,
CA3 9FR
Petteril Bank Community Centre
Burnett Road,
Carlisle,
CA1 3BX
Carlisle College
Victoria Place,
Carlisle,
CA1 1HS
Currock Community Centre
Lediard Avenue,
Carlisle,
CA2 4BS
Deaf Vision
The Swaledale Suite,
Upper Ground Floor,
Tannery House,
Tannery Road,
Harraby Green Business Park,
Carlisle CA1 2SS
Denton Holme Community
Centre Morley Street,
Carlisle,
CA2 5HQ
Disability Association Carlisle & Eden Cumbria Centre for Independent Living
Unit 3,
St Nicholas Street,
Carlisle,
CA1 2EF
Glenmore Trust
9 Northumberland Street,
Carlisle,
CA2 5HD
Greystone Community Centre
Close Street,
Carlisle,
CA1 3HA
Harraby Community Centre
Edgehill Road,
Carlisle,
CA1 3PP
The Heathlands Project
Heathlands Farm,
Harker Road Ends,
Carlisle,
CA6 4HN
Morton Community Centre
Wigton Road,
Carlisle,
CA2 6JP
OutREACH Cumbria
2 Long Lane,
Carlisle,
CA3 8TA
People First Independent Advocacy
People First Conference Centre,
Milbourne Street,
Carlisle,
CA2 5XB
Riverside Housing
Englishgate Plaza,
Carlisle,
CA1 1RP
University of Cumbria
Fusehill Street,
Campus,
Carlisle,
CA1 2HH
Yewdale Community Centre
Yewdale Road,
Carlisle,
CA2 7TH
Carlisle Youth Zone
Victoria Place,
Carlisle,
CA1 1LR
SLDC offices
South Lakeland House,
Lowther Street,
Kendal,
Cumbria,
LA9 4UF
South Lakes Housing
Bridge Mills Business Centre,
Stramongate,
Kendal,
LA9 4BD
Asante Sana Foundation
88 Senhouse Street,
Maryport,
CA15 6BS
Derwent & Solway Housing Association
Hillside Estate Office,
Ellenfoot Drive,
Hillside,
Maryport,
Cumbria,
CA15 7DB
Eden Mencap
Ullswater House,
Duke Street,
Penrith,
CA11 7LY
The Glenmore Trust
2 Newtown Road,
Penrith,
CA11 9FA
South Lakes Housing
South Lakes District Council Reception,
Coronation Hall,
County Square,
Ulverston,
LA12 7LZ
Cafe West
56 King Street,
Whitehaven,
CA28 7SH
Inspira
Roper Street,
Whitehaven,
CA28 7AR
Watch Tree Nature Reserve
Wiggonby
Wigton Local Links
Community Office,
Market Hall,
Church Street,
Wigton,
CA7 9AA
Windermere Citizens Advice Bureau
1st Floor,
Windermere Library,
Ellerthwaite Road,
Windermere,
LA23 2AJ
GUM Clinic
Workington Community Hospital,
Park Lane,
Workington,
CA14 2RW
(For service users only on a Monday, Tuesday and Friday.)
Impact Housing
Nook St,
Workington,
Cumbria,
CA14 4EH
Impact Housing
The Oval Centre,
Salterbeck Drive,
Salterbeck,
Workington,
Cumbria,
CA14 5HA
Inspira
213 Vulcan’s Lane,
Workington,
Cumbria,
CA14 2BT
Lakes College West Cumbria
Hallwood Road,
Lillyhall,
Workington,
Cumbria,
CA14 4JN
Workington Citizens Advice Bureau
Town Hall,
Oxford Street,
Workington,
CA14 2RS
Your Derwent & Solway
Stoneleigh,
Park End Road,
Workington,
Cumbria,
CA14 4DN
For service centre users only
Allerdale Disability Association
Curwen Park,
Workington,
CA14 4YB
Grow West - West House
Allerby Garden Centre,
Allerby,
CA7 2NL
West Cumbria People First
4-6 Oxford Street,
Workington,
Cumbria,
CA14 2AH
Westfield Resource Centre - West House
The Estate Office,
Westfield,
Workington,
CA14 5BP
Report hate material you've seen online
If you've seen something on a website or social media that promotes hatred or violence against a particular group, use our online form to report it.
Average completion time: 15 minutes
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.
True Vision
A scheme owned by the National Police Chiefs' Council providing hate crime advice and online reporting.