Amid a reported rise in the number of hate crimes being reported to police, here are some of the incidents that are said to have taken place since last Thursday's EU referendum vote.

:: Polish student Agata Brzezniak, 25, is completing a PhD in chemistry at Manchester University. She was abused on a bus on her way to university several hours after the referendum result when a woman told her to be "scared" and to be "prepared to have to get a visa to be able to stay".

Miss Brzezniak told the Press Association: "I feared the EU referendum result would cause an increase in intolerance, discrimination and racism, but I didn't think it would become so aggressive and be so immediate.

"I came to the UK from Poland (Gorzow Wielkopolski) at the age of 17 after being awarded a scholarship. I have lived here for almost eight years, I have made the UK my home, it is where I have felt safe and appreciated.

"The vicious smile and the way she looked at me brought me to tears. I always thought I would be able to stand up for myself and respond to discrimination but this situation left me feeling scared, sad and hopeless. I got off the bus and decided to walk the rest of the way to university.

"I think the response I received after sharing my story is also worth mentioning. I received lots and lots of supportive messages and comments from friends and complete strangers. There are so many wonderful people in this country and I truly hope it won't be the bad ones who get all the attention now.

"I had never received any racist or discriminatory comments before the referendum. Maybe it's personal but it does feel like people look at us differently now.There have been reports of hundreds of people from Europe but also from outside of Europe receiving racist comments in the last few days.

"Sadly, I think the result of the referendum has almost 'empowered' the people who already had racist views to openly express them."

:: Graduate Natasha Bandlish, 21, from Dulwich, south-east London, was "flabbergasted" after a group of construction workers stared at her on the train whilst shouting about British independence.

Ms Bandlish told the Press Association: "(I've) never really experienced blatant racism. When I was a kid I had a few children refer to me as 'Paki', meant as a racial slur. I was born and brought up in London before moving to India when I was 10. I moved back to London at the age of 18 to go to the University of Westminster.

"On the day of the referendum result I was on a train in south-east London when a group of construction workers all started drinking in my carriage. They all looked at me and laughed whilst jeering and talking about how that day would be known as British Independence Day, and that next year it would be a bank holiday. One of them shouted it out and made direct eye contact with me and laughed."

She added: "I was just flabbergasted... It's such a backward attitude to have, I was especially surprised that I experienced it in London."

:: Kimberley Roberts, 31, originally from Chester, who works as a nanny in London, was called a "Chink" and told she would have to "go back home soon" when travelling on the Tube over the weekend.

She told the Press Association: "I felt hurt and confused at first. I wasn't sure why he was saying this to me. I'm English. My parents are English and my grandparents are English. All born and raised in this country.

"When I got off the Tube I felt sick and anxious. I was concerned as to how many more people he had spoken to like this. I have many friends from all parts of the world living in London and they are subjected to this frequently.

"He wasn't aggressive towards me, in fact, he was shockingly blase, as if the conversation was a regular thing for him.

"I was often bullied at school and called a "Chink" or a "Paki", but I've not been called either of these things since I left school 15 years ago.

"I firmly believe this was because of the referendum owing to his statement, 'you'll have to go home soon'. Many people are under the impression that Brexit means anyone who isn't white or who wasn't born in this country will be deported."

:: A German woman who moved to the UK with her husband in 1973 told LBC she was "frightened" after suffering a series of xenophobic attacks in the wake of last week's vote.

Crying on the phone, she said: "I'm so scared now. I've got dog turd thrown at my door. I haven't been out of the house for three days.

"My neighbours told me they don't want me living in this road. I don't know what is going to happen next."