Britain suffered the highest rate per capita of real-life antisemitic assaults in the diaspora over the past year, with approximately one incident recorded per 2,500 Jews, according to a new report.
In total, 121 violent antisemitic incidents were recorded in the UK in the 12 months to April 2026, leaving Britain at the top of the league table of assaults in countries with a large Jewish community when population size is accounted for. The UK’s Jewish population is estimated to number approximately 300,000, according to data from the 2021 Census.
The figures, published by Israel’s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism were released as a separate report, from Tel Aviv University noted that violent antisemitic attacks in Western countries surged in 2025, with 20 people killed in four attacks across three continents.
Violent antisemitic incidents in the UK included the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation terror attack in Manchester in October, which left two worshippers dead – Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66 – and several people seriously injured; the Hatzola ambulance arson attack in Golders Green last month; and a handful of life-threatening cases including four that were classified by the CST as invovling “extreme violence”.
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