Police are recording more non-crime hate incidents than last year despite a crackdown on the practice, according to official data.
Suella Braverman, the former home secretary, last year told police they should only log reports of hate incidents that were below the criminal threshold if there was a serious risk of harm and not just because someone was offended.
The changes, introduced through statutory guidance in June last year, followed “trivial” cases such as a man who ended up with a police file for whistling the theme tune to Bob the Builder at his neighbour, who perceived racial hatred.
