Racial harassment means persecution, insults or attacks because of your colour, race, nationality or ethnic origin. It is illegal in the UK. Some types of racial harassment are:

- Physical attacks or robberies in the street, home or other places.
- Shouting racial insults or abuse.
- Stirring up racial hatred in others.
- Damage to houses or other property.
- Racist words or slogans written on doors and walls.
- Spitting and other offensive behaviour.

All these acts are crimes and people doing them can be taken to court. Any foreign nationals regardless of their immigration status have the same legal protection from racial harassment as permanent UK residents.