Interesting article, Jim.
Did you get as far as the part which says:
Mark Hamilton, the NPCC lead for hate crime, said that the reductions in the rate of increase meant they were no longer going to require weekly updates from police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

“We have seen continued decreases in reports of hate crimes to forces and these reports have now returned to formerly seen levels for 2016. For this reason, we will return to our previous reporting procedures and will no longer be requiring weekly updates from forces,” he said.

“This doesn’t mean that hate crime is no longer a priority. We know that divisions still exist in our society and that tensions could rise again. Police forces will continue with their robust response and we will react swiftly to any future signs of tension.”


Of course, it's easy just to read the headline, and assume that the following report confirms that headline.
Just look at the headline. It proclaims a "Lasting rise in hate crime". The section I've just quoted appears to show that the rise isn't 'lasting', and anyway, all the figures quoted relate to a rise in 'reported' hate crime. It should be clear that there is not necessarily any direct correlation between the level of crime reported, and the level of the actual crime.