In March 2026, the CPS West Midlands Magistrates’ and Crown Court units successfully prosecuted various hate crime cases. Some of the cases are featured below.

Two defendants from Stoke-on-Trent have been convicted of racially aggravated public order offences after an incident at a local bar. On 22 February 2026, the defendants entered a bar and were refused service due to their behaviour. When a member of door staff asked them to leave and attempted to escort them from the premises, both directed racist abuse at him. One also threatened violence. Following arrest and interview, the defendants were charged with racially aggravated public order offences. The first defendant pleaded guilty at the first hearing on 13 October 2025 at Newcastle-Under-Lyme. 

They were sentenced on the day to a £180 fine, increased from £120 to reflect the hate crime uplift and ordered to pay £100 compensation. The second defendant pleaded not guilty, claiming they had not been racially abusive. A trial was fixed for 13  March 2026 at Newcastle-Under-Lyme Magistrates’ Court. The defendant failed to attend and was convicted in their absence. The defendant was later brought before the same court on warrant and was sentenced £210 fine increased from £180 to reflect the hate crime uplift.

A Kidderminster woman has been convicted of racially aggravated threatening behaviour and criminal damage after targeting a father and his two young children. On 21 September 2025, the victim and his two young sons were standing outside a Tesco Express car park in Kidderminster when he witnessed a car reverse into a stationary vehicle and pointed this out to the driver. The defendant, who was with the driver, then directed repeated racist abuse at the victim. Despite the abuse, the victim attempted to leave with his children. The defendant followed and kicked the victim's car, causing a scratch, and struck the windscreen. The defendant denied the offences in a voluntary interview but was charged with racially aggravated threatening behaviour and criminal damage. She appeared before Worcester Magistrates' Court and pleaded guilty to both charges. She was fined £200, uplifted from £120 to reflect the hate crime element, and ordered to pay £100 compensation for the criminal damage.

A man has been convicted of a racially aggravated public order offence after targeting a police officer during a protest in Worcester city centre. On 20 August 2025, the defendant was part of a protest group in Worcester city centre when he singled out an officer and directed racist language at him. He was arrested at the scene and later charged following interview. The defendant pleaded guilty at his first hearing at Worcester Magistrates' Court. He was sentenced to a 12-month conditional discharge, which incorporated the hate crime uplift as noted by the judge.