PEOPLE are being urged to show their solidarity with the UK's immigrant population following an increase in post-referendum hate crimes.

The simple idea sees people pinning safety pins to their clothing so people can "identify themselves as a "safe" ally".

West Mercia Police said there has been a small rise in hate crimes across Worcestershire since Brexit - adding "they will not tolerate it".

West Mercia Police has compared data for the last two weekends across the force region and has seen a rise, although they believe more hate crimes are going unreported.

The safety pin idea began on Twitter by user @cheeahs and #safetypin has been trending on the social media site.

Some of the crimes nationwide include racist graffiti on a Polish association building in London, letters being posted through homes in Cambridgeshire saying 'Leave the EU, no more Polish' and one viral internet video in Hackney where a man yells to a passer-by: "Go back to your country".