U.K. — British Future and the British Muslim Trust conducted a social attitudes survey, publishing their findings in a report titled "Understanding Anti-Muslim Hostility: Foundations for Action." The survey involved a representative sample of 2,000 people from the wider public and approximately 1,000 British Muslim participants.

Survey results indicated that 56% of Muslims experienced religious prejudice within the past year. While 73% of Muslim respondents view the U.K. as a good place to be Muslim, 17% of the wider public strongly agree that the growth in the Muslim population poses a foundational threat to U.K. culture. 19% do not agree Muslims born in the country are as British as white non-Muslims. Conversely, 69% of Muslims agree British-born Muslims are as British as white non-Muslims, and 52% of Britons believe Muslims are as British as white non-Muslims. 57% agree Muslims and non-Muslims can live well together across the U.K.

Following the first Unite the Kingdom rally in September of the previous year, 61% of British Muslims reported feeling less safe. For Muslim women, the figure was 69%. 63% of the public recognize prejudice against Muslims, and 61% support government action against it. Of those, 41% support action provided it includes protections for freedom of speech, while 7% oppose action on anti-Muslim prejudice. The research identified a correlation between regular interpersonal contact with Muslims and higher levels of respondent acceptance.

Among respondents, 29% over age 65 view Muslim contributions negatively, compared to 16% of respondents aged 18 to 24. Akeela Ahmed, director of the British Muslim Trust, said, "Time and again, Muslims were saying they felt their place and identity was being questioned and scrutinised in ways it had not been before, when they had integrated and worked and studied hard." She added, "Two threads run through this evidence. The online world is plainly shaping attitudes, carrying misinformation and hostility further and faster than ever before."

Sunder Katwala, director of British Future, said, "It cannot be acceptable for a section of our society to be subjected to such hostility because of their religion. We must protect free speech and we must also protect our fellow citizens from hatred." He added, "It is deeply worrying that one in six people hold sweeping, hostile prejudices towards Muslims in Britain. Most people do not agree with them, but if this trend continues unchecked, there is a real risk that these attitudes become normalised in wider society."