I did not say its the right level. All my comments in this thread have been stating facts, not opinions (not that that stopped downvotes). By reduced I mean a

I did not say its the right level. All my comments in this thread have been stating facts, not opinions (not that that stopped downvotes). By reduced I mean a stricter code of practice that requires a good reason for doing it.: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-crime-hate-incidents-code-of-practice/non-crime-hate-incidents-code-of-practice-on-the-recording-and-retention-of-personal-data-accessible#necessary-considerations--proportionality-common-sense-approach-and-least-intrusive-method https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-crime-hate-in... Example H above is in my view a good example of something should be recorded. A single incident is not a crime, but repeating that conduct could constitute a criminal harassment.