Police Appeal After Reported Antisemitic Incident in Hove: Woman Sought

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Written By Tim Graichi Cucarella
Police appeal image of a woman Sussex Police want to speak to after a reported antisemitic incident in Hove

Image released by Sussex Police of a woman officers wish to speak to

Sussex Police have released an image of a woman they want to speak to following a reported antisemitic hate crime in Hove. Officers say the incident happened in the Palmeira area at around 7.45pm on Friday 11 September 2026, and that it is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime.

Police are asking anyone who recognises the woman to report it online, quoting reference 388 of 13/09. She is someone officers wish to speak to, and the image has been released to help identify her.

Red brick houses and parked cars along a sunny street in Palmeira Avenue, Hove, under a clear blue sky
Palmeira Avenue in Hove (Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)
11 September
at around 7.45pm
Hove
Palmeira Avenue, per Sussex News
Hate crime
treated as antisemitic by police
388 of 13/09
the police reference to quote

Sources: Sussex News, 17 October 2026 and Brighton and Hove News, 16 October 2026

What police say happened

Sussex Police say they were told that a woman travelling as a passenger in a white Fiat Panda shouted from the vehicle. The force has described the incident as a reported harassment incident and is treating it as an antisemitic hate crime. Police have not said what was shouted or who it was directed at.

POLICE APPEAL: DO YOU RECOGNISE HER?
Incident
Reported harassment, treated as an antisemitic hate crime
Where
Palmeira Avenue, Hove, according to Sussex News. Brighton and Hove News reports it as Palmeira Square.
When
Around 7.45pm on 11 September 2026
Vehicle
A white Fiat Panda, which the woman was travelling in as a passenger
Clothing
A dark jacket and cream-coloured spotted trousers, carrying a Tesco shopping bag
Report it
Online to Sussex Police, quoting reference 388 of 13/09
Police appeal image of a woman with blonde hair in a dark jacket and cream spotted trousers standing beside an open white car door holding a shopping bag
Image released by Sussex Police of a woman officers wish to speak to (Photo: Sussex Police)

How to report it

Anyone with information is asked to report it to Sussex Police online, quoting reference 388 of 13/09. If you have witnessed a crime in progress or someone is in danger, call 999.

Report a hate crime to Sussex PoliceOnline reporting and information from Sussex Police. Quote 388 of 13/09 for this appeal. Community Security TrustA charity that supports the Jewish community and records antisemitic incidents.
Palmeira Square in Hove with a lawn, path and cream Regency terraces under a blue sky
Palmeira Square in Hove (Photo: Paul Gillett, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

How the story developed

Fri 11 September, about 7.45pm
The incident is reported to have happened in the Palmeira area of Hove.
Sun 13 September
The date in the police reference, 388 of 13/09, which people are asked to quote when they report information.
Fri 16 October
Brighton and Hove News reports that detectives have released an image of a woman they want to identify.
Sat 17 October
Sussex News publishes the police appeal, asking anyone who recognises her to come forward.

We covered another recent Sussex Police appeal in Brighton earlier this month.

More local stories are under Crime and Brighton and Hove on ImJustBrighton.

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