Record Levels Reached on London-Based Reports of Anti-Muslim Hate

Tell MAMA Data Shows a Sharp Rise in the Last 5 Years of anti-Muslim Hate Cases

Tell MAMA, the UK’s leading national monitoring service for anti-Muslim hate over the last 15 years, has revealed a sustained and dramatic rise in reports of anti-Muslim hatred in London over the past five years, with 2026 figures indicating the trend is continuing. This was covered in numerous press sources today including Sky News, the BBC and the Evening Standard, amongst others.

Whilst the capital remains one of the most diverse capitals in the world, this raises questions as to what is taking place in other cities in the U.K, where there have been demonstrations against migration and the perceived lack of integration of new migrant communities.

Statistics

Tell MAMA’s verified case data for London shows:

• 313 reports of anti-Muslim hate and prejudice in 2021,
• 818 reports in 2022,
• 1,028 reports in 2023,
• 1,819 reports in 2024,
• 1,909 reports in 2025 – the highest annual total on record
• 1,031 reports already recorded in the first six months of 2026 (01 Jan-30 June 2026)

The number of anti-Muslim reports in London has grown more than sixfold since 2021. Having risen sharply year-on-year through 2022 to 2024, reports have remained at a historically elevated level through 2025, and the first half of 2026 alone has already surpassed the total recorded across the whole of 2023.

Recent London Cases Strengthen a Growing Trend

This spike is part of a broader 19% national rise in police recorded anti-Muslim offences, with the borough of Westminster emerging as a major hotspot for these crimes. The reasons for this could be manyfold as the Borough is a convergence point for people as they travel to work, socialise and come into the City for leisure activities over the weekends.

These figures are reflected in a series of serious incidents affecting Muslim communities across London in recent months.

Tell MAMA has therefore recorded a spike and growing trend of street-based aggression, xenophobic rhetoric, and the targeting of Islamic institutions and centres. This volatile climate is reflected in troubling cases across London, including a foiled terror plot by a teenager targeting south London mosques, regular intimidation of worshippers during prayers, and aggressive public harassment that disproportionately impacts visibly Muslim women.

Tell MAMA is therefore calling on the following bodies to take action:

1. The Metropolitan Police and City of London Police to strengthen recording, investigation and prosecution of anti-Muslim hate crimes.
2. The Mayor of London and London boroughs to fund targeted community safety and outreach programmes in areas that are the most affected.
3. Social media platforms and public bodies to take stronger action using AI and their respective algorithms, against the online abuse that frequently precedes or accompanies offline incidents.
4. Tell MAMA continues to support victims of anti-Muslim hate across London, working with police, local authorities and community organisations to ensure incidents are recorded, investigated and addressed. It has a 15 year track record of the delivery of these services and has helped over 65,000 British Muslims since 2011.

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