The Community Security Trust (CST) has recorded its second highest total for antisemitic incidents in a single year, with the number of instances of Jew hate in 2025 rising by 4% from the 2024 figure.
CST’s annual report, published today, show that 3,700 anti-Jewish hate incidents took place across the country last year. The only year in which figures have been higher was 2023, when antisemitism spiralled in the immediate aftermath of the 7 October mass terror attack by Hamas on Israel. Among the key antisemitic incidents in 2025 was the Heaton Park terror attack on Yom Kippur in October which resulted in the deaths of Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz – the first fatal antisemitic terror attack since CST began recording incidents, more than 40 years ago.
2025 also marked the first year in which every calendar month saw more than 200 incidents of antisemitism recorded. Prior to October 2023, CST had only ever logged 5 months – in 40 years, with more than 200 antisemitic incidents.
October 2023 also showed that a direct terror attack against Jews was more likely to lead to a surge in antisemitic incidents. In the immediate aftermath of the 7 October 2023 Hamas mass-terror attack on Israel, antisemitic incidents spiked in the UK, prior to any response by Israel. Similarly in 2025, CST logged 40 antisemitic incidents on the day of the Heaton Park Synagogue attack, with a further 40 the following day, of which more than half either directly referenced or celebrated the attack the day before. CST documented a similar, though smaller spike in December in the immediate aftermath of the terror attack against Jews celebrating Chanukah on Australia’s Bondi Beach.
Greater London and Greater Manchester accounted for 61% of all antisemitic incidents logged in 2025, although incidents of Jew hate were recorded in every mainland police region in the UK. Other areas with a significant number of incidents included Leeds (89) Borehamwood and Elstree in Hertfordshire (61) and Birmingham (58). There were a number of antisemitic incidents in the period around the decision by West Midlands police to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from attending a match in Birmingham against Aston Villa in November 2025.
As well as the 3,700 incidents determined to be antisemitic, CST also determined that a further 3,001 reports of potential incidents did not meet the threshold for classification as antisemitic. However, these still required assessment, follow-up and, in many cases, security or police engagement.
Mark Gardner, CST Chief Executive, said: “Two years of intense anti-Jewish hatred culminated in a Jihadi terror attack at a synagogue on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. The terror attack then triggered even more antisemitism, showing the depths of extremism faced by Jews and all our British society. All of this makes CST even more determined to keep protecting our community, giving it strength and dignity so it can lead the life of its choice.”
Responding to the 2025 figures, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said: “Behind these shocking numbers are ordinary Jews suffering because of hate. The murders of Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, remain in our memories. This government stands against the scourge of antisemitism.”
The Home Secretary went on to say that the government was “providing record funding for security at synagogues, Jewish schools, and community centres”, and that she would be going further “to strengthen police powers so they can crack down on intimidating protests.”
Responding to CST’s report, Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said: “While this is appalling, sadly it is not a surprise…Action is needed. Anyone espousing extremist views or who expresses support for terrorism, or racial or religious hatred of any kind, including antisemitism, who is not a British citizen should be removed from this country. The Conservative Party is clear that there is no place for extremism on the streets of Britain and we continue to call on the Home Secretary and the police to use the full force of the law against those who attempt to harass or intimidate British Jews, or calls for violence such as Jihad or Intifada.
“We can’t have hatred and extremism pouring out on our streets. It is morally wrong that Jewish residents here in the UK no longer feel safe. Words are not enough. Action is needed.”
A spokesperson for the Board of Deputies noted in response to CST’s figures that “it is particularly sobering that antisemitism spiked after the murderous attacks in Manchester and Bondi Beach. We must stand together in defence of British values of tolerance and decency, and against hatred and division.”
A JLC spokesperson said: “Our message to government at all levels is clear. The answer can no longer be more security, thicker doors or higher fences. Real action is needed to tackle this hatred at its core. While that message has been received since Yom Kippur, there is much more that needs to be done. There is no overnight solution but urgency is required. We must not reserve this conversation to the aftermath of terrorist attacks in the UK or abroad.”
Karen Pollock CBE, chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust, said in relation to the report’s findings: “The continued, widespread use of Nazi and Holocaust related imagery and rhetoric is completely appalling. It underlines the urgent need for education about the Holocaust – the murder of six million Jewish men, women and children.”
