Hate crime

A Hate crime or Hate incident is a criminal offence or incident - either in person or online - which is perceived by the victim or anyone else to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards a person's particular characteristic. This could be a disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or an alternative sub-culture.

A Hate crime could be a physical assault; verbal abuse including threats or name-calling; or incitement to hatred - such as messages calling for violence against a specific person or group; or pictures, videos or descriptions of violence towards anyone due to their perceived differences.

If you are the victim of a hate crime you can contact one of our Student Engagement Advisors for advice and support. They will also be able to help you, if you want to report an incident to the police.

If you are in immediate danger or seriously injured, you should call 999 straight away.
You can call the security team for assistance on 0800 389 8455 or, if you are on campus, visit any reception or Student Information Desk to ask for help.
If you are not in any immediate risk and want to raise a concern around a non-critical incident, you can use the link below to report a concern.

Tell us what happened

Report a concern

You may wish to talk to a friend. Talking things through with someone you trust can sometimes help.
A Student Engagement Advisor - An advisor can talk through the University's procedures, how to make a complaint and what support is available, in confidence.
Beds SU’s Welfare and Advice Service is not attached to the University and offers an impartial service where an advisor can talk to you. This support includes checking draft complaints and attending any meetings with the University.

Please report any incident - no matter how trivial it may initially appear. The University’s Student Engagement Advisors have been trained to offer support for victims and to help with reporting an incident or crime. They can meet with you confidentially to discuss your concerns.

Support and Report - Students and staff can report an incident using the University’s Support and Report form. Concerns will be viewed by senior management at the University and your concerns will be fed in to the appropriate team to respond to you
If you wish to make a formal complaint against a staff or student at the University, there are formal processes to do this. They can be found on the complaints section of the University website

1 in 4 people is affected by a mental health problem in any year and it is estimated that around 1 in 5 people has contemplated suicide or self-harm. It’s important that you take care of yourself. If you’ve heard something distressing or if something is troubling you, find out more on the support available for mental health and wellbeing