Anti-Muslim Hate Crime Rises 19% in England and Wales as Major Muslim Convention Bolsters Security

Anti-Muslim hate crime in England and Wales climbed 19% in the year to March 2025, Home Office figures show. The Jalsa Salana convention—drawing 50,000 from over 100 countries to Hampshire—added several hundred security staff alongside police. UK community head Rafiq Hayat said organisers never wavered: "Not once. Not for a second."