Reporting Hate Crime

There are a number of ways you can report a hate crime incident, by contacting various agencies or support organisations in person or by telephone:

It helps when reporting an incident if you are able to write down the following details:

  • The time and date
  • The detail of the incident
  • The identity or description of the perpetrator
  • The name of any witness
  • The time and date you called the Police

South Gloucestershire's Independent Hate Crime Reporting Centres:

Kingswood One Stop Shop (South Gloucestershire Council), Civic Centre, High Street , Kingswood BS15 9TR

Mon-Wed
8.45am – 5.00pm
Thurs- Fri
8.45am -  4.45pm  

Patchway Town Council, Callicroft House, Rodway Road, Patchway BS34 5DQ  www.patchway-town.co.uk

Monday-Friday
9am-5pm


Staple Hill: The Elevation Group, 6-8 Victoria Street, Staple Hill, BS16 5JS   www.elevationuk.com

Monday-Tuesday
10am-5pm
Thursday –Friday
10am-5pm
You can also email
reporting@elevationuk.com to arrange an appointment.   

Staple Hill:Citizens Advice Bureau, 117 High Street, Staple Hill BS16 5HF  www.southgloscab.org.uk

Monday   10am-12pm
Thursday 10am-12pm
Friday      10am-12pm  

Thornbury:Citizens Advice Bureau, Town Hall, 35 High Street, Thornbury BS35 2AR  www.southgloscab.org.uk

Tuesday   10am-12pm
Thursday  10am-12pm  

Yate: Citizens Advice Bureau, Leisure Centre, Kennedy Way, Yate BS37 4DQ  www.southgloscab.org.uk

Monday 10am-12pm
Tuesday10am-12pm
Friday    10am-12pm  

You can also report hate crime at the following agencies:

SARI: (Support Against Racist Incidents)
15 Portland Square
St Pauls
Bristol
BS2 8SJ
Tel: 0117 9420060 email: sari@dsl.pipex.com

www.sariweb.org.uk

Avon and Somerset Police
If it is an emergency e.g. violence, ring 999
Non emergency please contact: 0845 456 7000

South Gloucestershire Council One Stop Shops
There are two One Stop Shops, which offer South Gloucestershire residents a single point of access to all council services.  One Stop Shops only deal with personal visitors, and are unable to take telephone enquiries.  The council’s main switchboard is 01454 868009

  • Yate:
    The one stop shop is located next to the Leisure centre in the centre of Yate (which is well sign posted and on Kennedy Way) 
  • Kingswood:
    The One stop shop is located within the Civic Centre, High Street, Kingswood BS15 9TR

Victim Support (Avonvale)
244 Station Road
Yate
BS37 4AF
Tel 01454 866 548
Email: s.gloucestershire@victimsupportavonvale.org.uk

EACH (Educational Action Challenging Homophobia)

14 Clifton Down Road
Bristol
BS8 4BF
Tel: 0117 974 3795
Email: info@eachaction.org.uk

www.eachaction.org.uk

Tenants of Local authority or Housing Association properties please contact your housing office.

For further information on the other agencies involved in the PAHC, please contact: Maria Lo'Presti (Partnership Against Hate Crime Co-ordinator) on 01454 868765