Racial harassment is a criminal offence and should be reported to the police. If you are too frightened to report racial harassment to the police, please call our free phone number on 0800 195 9236 and we can report it for you. You can choose to give all your details, or remain anonymous.

Racial harassment is defined as 'an incident which is perceived to be racist by the victim or any other person'.

Racial harassment can be in many forms. Examples can include:

• verbal racial abuse and name calling;
• printed material and literature;
• graffiti; physical assault;
• damage to property;
• threats and intimidation;
• complaints about noise;
• smells and uncleanliness;
• victimisation and bullying of children by neighbours or other children;
• false malicious complaints; or
• abusive text messages or phone calls.

If you are suffering from racial harassment please phone: 0800 195 9236. Your call will be answered by a member of our housing team between 8.30am and 5.30 pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am to 5.00pm Fridays. If you phone outside of office hours you will be asked to leave a message. A member of staff will contact you within 24 hours.