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Following the fatal attack on a synagogue in Manchester last year, reports of antisemitic incidents in the UK surged significantly. The Community Security Trust (CST), a volunteer organization responsible for monitoring antisemitism and providing security, recorded 40 antisemitic incidents on the day of the attack and another 40 the following day. These figures marked the highest daily totals for antisemitic incidents in 2025.
The attack took place on 2 October when Jihad Al-Shamie drove a vehicle into the gates of the Heaton Park Synagogue and then proceeded to stab worshippers while wearing a fake suicide vest. Tragically, Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby lost their lives. The CST noted that more than half of the incidents recorded during these two days were direct responses to the attack, including those that expressed celebration. Specifically, three incidents involved face-to-face taunts and celebrations directed at Jewish individuals, while 39 incidents occurred online. These online incidents included antisemitic posts referencing the attack, hostile replies to condemnations made by Jewish organizations and individuals, and antagonistic emails sent to Jewish people and institutions.
The Manchester killings marked the UK’s first fatal antisemitic terror attack since the CST began tracking such events back in 1984. According to the CST’s annual report, the total number of anti-Jewish hate incidents recorded in 2025 reached 3,700, representing a 4% increase compared to 3,556 incidents recorded in 2024. Although 2023 saw an even higher number of incidents at 4,298, including a sharp spike following Hamas’s attacks on Israel in October 2023, 2025 was notable for being the first year during which more than 200 antisemitic incidents were recorded in every month.
In addition to the rise in hate incidents, recorded damage and desecration of Jewish property also reached a record high in 2025 with 217 cases, marking a 38% increase over 2024’s 157. This damage included harm to Jewish homes, vehicles, and synagogues. Mark Gardner, CST chief executive, described the Manchester attack as the culmination of “two years of intense anti-Jewish hatred,” emphasizing that the terror attack “triggered even more antisemitism, showing the depths of extremism faced by Jews and all our British society.” National policing lead for hate crime, Chief Constable Mark Hobrough, echoed concerns by noting the “unacceptably high” levels of antisemitic hate during 2025 and remarked that societal tensions remain both long-standing and deeper than those experienced in modern times.
Additionally, the CST reported a surge in antisemitism incidents coinciding with the Bondi Beach killings in Sydney in December, with 50 incidents in three days, nearly half of which referenced that attack directly. Government officials have responded to the troubling trends. Lord John Mann, the government’s independent adviser on antisemitism, called the immediate post-Manchester spike “particularly troubling,” describing the overall figures as “deeply alarming” and indicative of the persistent nature of antisemitism in the UK today. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood condemned the figures as “shocking” and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to combating antisemitism by investing in security for synagogues, Jewish schools, and community centers, and pledging to enhance police powers to tackle intimidating protests. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp labeled the statistics “appalling but not a surprise” and called for the removal of foreign nationals promoting extremist views, terrorism, or hatred, including antisemitism
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