RACE and religious hate offences have more than doubled in under a decade, reaching a new record high last year — driven in part by anger at England’s Euro defeat. 

A total of 76,884 offences were recorded in 2021 — a jump of 15 per cent from 66,742 in 2020, according to police figures released today. 

This is also more than two-and-a-half times the 30,794 recorded in 2013 when comparable data began.