Tower Hamlets is one of the most diverse places in the country. This diversity is seen as an asset and a strength and local people value Tower Hamlets as a place where people from different communities and religions can live together in harmony. However, even in a place like Tower Hamlets, there will always be occasions when a small minority will behave in an unacceptable and damaging way. It is important for everyone in Tower Hamlets that the police are informed of any such behavior so that this can be tackled and addressed at an early stage.
What is a faith hate crime?
A “hate crime” is any criminal offence where the victim is targeted because of their race or ethnicity, religious beliefs, gender, gender identity, disability, age, sexual orientation or any other actual orperceived difference.“Hate incidents” are incidents that do not constitute a crime but cause alarm, or distress, directed at someone because of any actual or perceived aspect of their identity. What can I report? You can report any incident you believe was motivated by faith whether the incident consisted of: - verbal abuse
- damage to property
- physical attack
- bullying
- graffiti
Why report it? Reporting incidents of faith hate crime provides valuable information to the police and other local service providers which will help them tackle those involved and take action to prevent new incidents happening in the future. How can I report an incident? - Police / emergency services 999
- Police Community Safety Unit 020 7275 4752
- Call the Tower Hamlets Council 24 hour freephone Hate Crime Reporting Line on 0800 138 0521
- Community Safety Operations Team 020 7364 5000
- Hate Crime Policy & Partnership Team 020 7364 6188
- Visit your local Independent/Third Party Reporting Sites (below)
Third-party reporting sites provide an initial point of contact for victims of all hate crime. Trained staff will be on hand to enable victims to report crime without having to speak directly to a police officer or visit a police station. Information taken down will then be passed to the police and/or relevant organisations such as Victim Support and the local authority housing department with the permission of the victim within 24 hours. Police will log details of the crime and investigate accordingly. Victims can also report a crime anonymously. Officers will then log the information for intelligence purposes only to give a clearer picture of crime patterns. All information given will be confidential except in cases where a child or life is at risk or someone is in need of urgent medical attention. Third-party reporting sites Age Concern Tower Hamlets
Appian Court Resource Centre
87 Parnell Road
London E3 2RS (click for Google map)
Telephone: 020 8981 7124
Opening Times: Mon – Fri 10.00 - 4.00pm
Disability Access: Wheelchair accessible and disabled toilets.
City Gateway Limehouse Youth Club
Limehouse Causeway
Limehouse
London E14 8BN (click for Google map)
Telephone: 020 7531 6199 / 07939 534 451
Opening Times: Mon – Fri, 10.00 - 8.00 pm (Mondays, Thursdays & Fridays, 10.00 - 9.00pm)
Language Provisions: Multi-lingual leaflets available
Disability Access: Wheelchair accessible and disabled toilets.
London Muslim Centre
46 Whitechapel Road
London E1 1JX (click for Google map)
Telephone: 020 7650 3000
Opening Times: Mon – Sun, 10.00am - 9.00pm
Language Provisions: Arabic, Bengali, Urduand Somali Disability Access: Wheelchair accessible
Positive East - Stepney
159 Mile End Road
London E1 4AQ (click for Google map)
Telephone: 020 7791 2855
Opening Times: Mon – Fri, 9:30am - 6:30pm
Language Provisions: All languages available via Language Line
Disability Access: Wheelchair accessible and disabled toilets.
Council One Stop Shops
Opening Times: Mon – Fri, 9am - 5pm and Sat, 9am - 1pm (except Isle of Dogs)
Language Provisions: Interpreting services available on request
Disability Access: Wheelchair accessible.
Bethnal Green
1 Rushmead
London E2 6NE (click for Google map)
Telephone: 020 7364 5000 Bow
1 Ewart Place
Gladstone Place
Bow
London E3 5EQ (click for Google map)
Telephone: 020 7364 5904
Praxis
Pott Street
London E2 0EF (click for Google map)
Telephone: 020 7729 7985
Opening Times: Mon – Fri, 9.30am - 5.30pm
Language Provisions: Staff speak Somali, Arabic, Kurdish, French, Kiryrwandan, Swahili, Spanish,Italian, Russian, Lithuanian, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu,Amharic, Tigrinya, Bulgarian.
Limited access to telephone interpreters for other languages
Disability Access: Wheelchair accessible, disabled toilets, minicom available (020 7729 0154).
Isle of Dogs
Jack Dash House
2 Lawn House Close
Isle of Dogs
London E14 9YQ (click for Google map)
Tel: 020 7364 6038
Stepney
Cheviot House
227 – 233 Commercial Road
Stepney
London E1 2BU (click for Google map)
Telephone: 020 7364 2740
Shadwell Centre
455 The Highway
London E1W 3HP (click for Google map)
Telephone: 020 7364 5834
Opening Times: Mon – Fri, 9.30am - 5.30pm
Language Provisions: English, Bengali, Somaliand Twi
Disability Access: Wheelchair accessible.
Step Forward (Tower Hamlets)
234 Bethnal Green Road
London E2 0AA (click for Google map)
Telephone: 020 7739 3082
Opening Times: Mon – Fri, 10.00 - 6.00 pm
Language Provisions: Bengali
Disability Access: Wheelchair accessible
Dellow Centre
82 Wentworth Street
London, E1 7SA (click for Google map)
Telephone: 020 7375 0020
Opening Times: Mon – Fri, 9.15am - 3.30pm. Closed between 12.00pm - 1.00pm
Language Provisions: Written information available in Somali, Bengali, Urdu and Arabic
Disability Access: Disabled toilets.
Tower Hamlets Victim Support Scheme
3 Merchant Street
Bow
London E3 4UJ (click for Google map)
Telephone: 020 8981 8421 Opening Times: Mon – Fri, 9:30am - 5pm
Language Provisions: Bengali, Sylheti and access to Language Line
Disability Access: Not wheelchair accessible but can provide home visits where required.
Disability Information Training Opportunities (DITO)
40-50 Southern Grove
London E3 4PX (click for Google map)
Tel: 020 7364 6564
Opening Times: Tues – Fri, 10.00 am-5.00 pm
Language Provisions: Available on request.
Disability Access: Blue Badge parking bays, wheelchair accessible, disabled toilets, British Sign Language on request.
Young People’s One Stop Shop
150 Burdett Road
Mile End Park
London E3 4JT (click for Google map)
Telephone: 020 8880 6190
Opening Times: Mon – Fri, 9am - 5pm
Language Provisions: Interpreting services available on request
Disability Access: Wheelchair accessible. |
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