Over 70 mosques across the U.K. were targeted in attacks over the past year, averaging roughly one incident every five days, according to the British Muslim Trust (BMT), a government-partnered monitoring group.
The wave of anti-Muslim violence, ranging from physical violence, property damage and arson plots to intimidation, harassment, and online abuse, has prompted calls from lawmakers and community leaders for immediate government intervention.
According to the BMT, London, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands experienced the highest concentrations of hostility amid a sharp uptick in anti-Muslim hostility nationwide.
Nine separate incidents were recorded in London alone, while a single mosque in Birmingham was attacked three times within 12 months.
The escalation in threats comes alongside broader official data from the Home Ministry showing that anti-Muslim hate crimes in England and Wales surged by 19%, rising from 2,690 offenses in the year ending March 2024 to 3,199 in the year ending March 2025.
