Antisemitic incidents in the UK reached their second-highest annual total on record in 2025, according to new figures published by the Community Security Trust (CST), underscoring what the
organisation describes as a sustained period of anti-Jewish hatred.
CST recorded 3,700 antisemitic incidents last year — a 4 per cent increase on 2024 — making 2025 the worst year on record after 2023. The spike follows two years of heightened tension and violence, with CST warning that antisemitism has now become a constant presence rather than a series of short-lived surges.
The only year with a higher total was 2023, when antisemitic incidents soared in the immediate aftermath of Hamas’s 7 October terror attack on Israel. CST said that pattern repeated itself in 2025, with antisemitism intensifying following major terror attacks against Jewish targets.
Among the most serious incidents last year was the Heaton Park synagogue terror attack on Yom Kippur, which claimed the lives of Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz. CST described the killings as the first fatal antisemitic terror attack in the UK since it began recording incidents more than four decades ago.
For the first time on record, every single month of the year saw at least 200 antisemitic incidents, marking a grim milestone. Prior to October 2023, CST had recorded just five individual months exceeding that figure across a 40-year period.
The organisation said the data reinforces a clear trend: direct attacks on Jews lead to immediate spikes in antisemitic activity. On the day of the Heaton Park attack, CST logged 40 incidents, followed by another 40 the next day. More than half of those cases either referenced or celebrated the attack.
A similar, though smaller, surge was recorded in December following a terror attack targeting Jews celebrating Chanukah on Bondi Beach in Australia, highlighting the global impact of such events on antisemitism in the UK.
Geographically, Greater London and Greater Manchester accounted for 61 per cent of all antisemitic incidents in 2025. However, CST confirmed that incidents were recorded in every mainland UK police region.
Other areas with notable figures included Leeds (89 incidents), Borehamwood and Elstree in Hertfordshire (61), and Birmingham (58). CST also noted an increase in antisemitic incidents around the time West Midlands Police banned Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from attending a football match against Aston Villa in November.
In addition to confirmed antisemitic incidents, CST assessed 3,001 further reports that did not meet the threshold for classification but still required investigation, security advice or police engagement.
Mark Gardner, CST’s 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.”
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood described the figures as “shocking”, saying: “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.”
She added that the government was providing record levels of funding for security at synagogues, Jewish schools and community centres, and pledged to strengthen police powers to deal hookupdown on intimidating protests.
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said the findings were “appalling but sadly not surprising”, calling for tougher action against extremism.
“We can’t have hatred and extremism pouring out on our streets,” he said. “Jewish residents in the UK no longer feel safe. Words are not enough. Action is needed.” Photo by Quinn Dombrowski from Berkeley, USA, Wikimedia commons.