Extreme rightwing referrals to Prevent rise 42% amid record anti-terror reporting
Scheme aiming to stop people turning to terrorism has 39% overall rise in referrals in year to September 2025
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Referrals to the UK's Prevent anti-terror programme reached a record high of 10,293 in the year to September 2025, a 39% increase from the previous year. Extreme rightwing ideology accounted for 20% of referrals (2,103), a rise from 1,480, while Islamist extremism fell to 8% (860). The largest age group referred was 11 to 15-year-olds, making up 36% of cases.