Britain’s churches are being hit with more than ten crimes a day, according to the latest shocking data from the Countryside Alliance. Nearly 4,000 offences—including theft, burglary, criminal damage, vandalism, arson and violence—were recorded on church property and other places of worship in 2025 alone, based on Freedom of Information requests to police forces across the UK.
?UK CHURCHES UNDER ATTACK
— Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) April 9, 2026
An FOI to the Met Police has found that in London ALONE:
– 531 Crimes
– 255 Thefts
– 200 incidents of VIOLENCE
– 76 cases of criminal damage
We know what is happening
We can see it everywhere we go pic.twitter.com/LTPVA56o8x
Reacting to the revelations, veteran British comedian John Cleese laid the blame squarely at Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s door.
Cleese noted: “He’s become so dependent on Muslim votes that he now does not even pretend to be evenhanded. We need a new election.”
He's become so dependent on Muslim votes that he now does not even pretend to be evenhanded
— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) April 8, 2026
We need a new election https://t.co/AUgR6V727W
10 ATTACKS PER DAY ON BRITAIN’S CHURCHES
— Kiera Diss (@KieraDiss) April 8, 2026
A GB News report has revealed the disgraceful number of recorded attacks on churches across the UK.
Nearly 4,000 in total last year.
Where is the protection from the government for the Church and OUR historical buildings?
Unacceptable. pic.twitter.com/OzFlwOFPra
This latest surge comes on the heels of earlier figures showing eight crimes every single day against churches between 2022 and 2024, with a total of 9,148 recorded incidents of theft, burglary, criminal damage, arson and violence.
A detailed analysis highlighted how the worst-hit areas—West Yorkshire (1,121 incidents), Greater Manchester and London—overlap precisely with the highest concentrations of Muslim populations and small boat migrant landings.
Eight crimes every single day. That is the rate at which Britain's churches are being targeted, according to Freedom of Information data compiled by the Countryside Alliance covering 2022 to 2024. Over three years, 9,148 recorded incidents: theft, burglary, criminal damage,… pic.twitter.com/rXeQRnfeHf
— Jim Chimirie ?? (@JChimirie66677) April 8, 2026
Even Kent, not flagged in census figures for large settled Muslim communities, recorded 655 incidents, a pattern attributed to its role as the main entry point for young male migrants from Muslim-majority countries.
For Kent, in particular, and since most illegal migrant boat landings happen on our shores, the County council have declared an illegal immigrant emergency. It has been calculated that every council tax payer is paying £600 per year extra to cover the cost of immigrants landing… pic.twitter.com/rob9PWAK2F
— Micky B (@simianenigma) April 9, 2026
The post further noted: “The geography of the damage and the geography of demographic change overlap with a precision that deserves honest public scrutiny. Demanding that scrutiny is not prejudice. Refusing to provide it is negligence.”
Yet the government’s response has been anything but even-handed. While churches are left to fundraise for repairs and install their own security, Labour has directed massive sums toward protecting mosques.
In February, we documented how Keir Starmer rushed to express outrage over an incident at a mosque—yet remained silent as churches burned to the ground across the country.
That same month, a historic London church was reduced to ashes amid a complete government blackout.
The double standard is glaring. When mosques face even minor incidents, the Home Office, police and media spring into action with funding, statements and wall-to-wall coverage. When centuries-old churches—some standing for over a thousand years—are stripped, smashed and set alight at industrial rates, the official line is “lead thieves” or “general social breakdown.” No emergency legislation. No centralised tracking of anti-Christian incidents. Ten police forces didn’t even provide usable data in earlier requests.
'It is very worrying, we are so scared going to the building.'
— GB News (@GBNEWS) April 7, 2026
Leader of Salvation Chapel International Daniel Berkoh-Gyamfi, explains how his church in Basildon was broken into and vandalised.
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This isn’t just about crime statistics. It’s about what kind of country Britain is choosing to become. Unchecked mass immigration, record net migration and open borders have transformed communities faster than any politician will admit.
'I was devastated someone could vandalise such a sacred space…'@AnnaRileyNews speaks with Dorothy Spence of St Mary and St Martin's Church after the church was vandalised, one of a spate of crimes on church grounds in Britain. pic.twitter.com/pE1y7P2Njo
— GB News (@GBNEWS) April 8, 2026
The result is a cultural and physical assault on the institutions that built the nation—its churches—while the political class chases votes from new demographics.
Church vandalised for SIXTH time over Easter weekend as pastor confesses his heart ‘aches’https://t.co/HxrqMHDmvC
— GB News (@GBNEWS) April 8, 2026
Labour’s priorities reveal a government that has stopped even pretending to defend Britain’s historic identity. Churches are not just buildings; they are the living record of a civilisation rooted in Christian values of order, community and rule of law. When those are targeted daily and the state looks the other way—or worse, diverts resources to other faiths—it signals a deeper surrender.
The Countryside Alliance data should be a wake-up call. Instead, the establishment offers excuses and silence. Britain’s heritage is under sustained attack, and the people in charge are too busy courting one demographic to notice—or care. The only answer left is accountability at the ballot box. A new election can’t come soon enough.
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