Report on Jewish diaspora finds biggest rise in antisemitism in UK
A new report indicates that antisemitic incidents reached record levels in 2025, with the UK experiencing the largest increase among major Jewish diaspora communities. The data highlights a significant rise in both reported incidents and violent attacks globally since 2022.
Why it matters
The rise in hate crimes against Jewish communities reflects broader social tensions and has significant implications for international human rights and domestic security policies.
Image source, Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Image caption, Two Jewish men were killed on 2 October 2025 during an attack on Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester
The UK recorded the biggest rise in antisemitic incidents last year of any country with a major Jewish population outside Israel, according to a new report.
The report, published by the J7 Large Communities' Task Force Against Antisemitism , external , also found that 2025 had been the deadliest year for Jews living outside Israel in more than three decades.
The task force is a group of organisations representing the seven largest Jewish diaspora communities.
It found that antisemitism in Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the UK and the US – which together are home to more than 90% of the world's Jewish population outside Israel – remained at record levels.
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