Antisemitism in the UK: A Crisis in Numbers

May 1, 2026

INCIDENTS IN 2024

4,103

Record high — Community Security Trust annual report

RISE SINCE OCT 2023

+335%

Year-on-year spike following Hamas attack on Israel

LONDON SHARE

52%

Over half of all UK incidents occur in Greater London

VIOLENT INCIDENTS 2024

507

Physical assaults, damage & threats with violence

Annual antisemitic incidents recorded by the Community Security Trust, 2014–2024. Annotations mark key geopolitical triggers.

2014 — Gaza War (2014): Operation Protective Edge triggers spike — incidents nearly double vs prior year

2016 — Labour antisemitism row: Ken Livingstone suspension; Jewish community concern over Labour leadership peaks

2021 — May 2021 Gaza conflict: 11-day conflict sees record monthly total of 407 incidents in May alone

2023 — Hamas Oct 7 attack: Hamas kills ~1,200 in Israel; October–December 2023 accounts for 46% of full-year total

2024 — Golders Green stabbing: Essa Suleiman charged with attempted murder of two Jewish men; community security debate intensifies

Frequently Asked Questions

Sources: Community Security Trust (CST) Annual Reports 2014–2024 · Home Office Hate Crime Statistics · Metropolitan Police

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