This project was started by WREP, the Warwickshire Race Equality Partnership, which evolved into EQuIP in 2017.
Over the summer of 2025, Warwickshire experienced a series of local protests which had a measurable impact on community cohesion, perceptions of safety and patterns of hate crime reporting.
In response to this context, the Equality and Inclusion Partnership (EQuIP), working in collaboration with Warwickshire Police, delivered a series of structured discussions on hate crime and community cohesion in Nuneaton, Rugby, and Leamington Spa, covering the Warwickshire North, Rugby, and Warwickshire South areas. These sessions brought together community representatives and partner agencies to examine emerging risks, reporting pathways, perceptions of safety and the wider impacts of national and local events.
The insights gathered within the report provide an evidence-based understanding of community experiences and will inform future partnership approaches to engagement, prevention and reassurance across Warwickshire.
For further information on this report or the partnership work surrounding community cohesion, please contact the EQuIP Team by emailing advice@equipequality.org.uk.
A survey has also been created to explore the challenges of hate crime, reporting mechanisms, community cohesion and perceptions of safety. It is now open at the link below:
https://s.surveyplanet.com/8k91eknx
This is an opportunity to have your voice heard and to share directly how current events and issues, locally and nationally, are affecting you, your family and your community.
Your input is vital! Please help us understand the real concerns and experiences of Warwickshire’s diverse communities.
