House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement
Prevent Statistics 2025
12 November 2025 · Home Office
Proposed by Dan Jarvis Lab Barnsley North
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At a glance
Key points
- The Home Office reported a significant increase in referrals related to extreme right-wing radicalisation and Islamist extremism.
- The Prevent Programme will continue to support individuals referred due to non-ideological extreme violence.
- The Home Office commits to working with partners to enhance Prevent's effectiveness in addressing evolving forms of radicalisation.
Issue summary
The statement discusses the latest statistics for individuals referred to and supported through the UK's Prevent Programme from April 2024 to March 2025.
Action requested
The Home Office acknowledges a significant increase in referrals related to extreme right-wing radicalisation, Islamist extremism, and non-ideological extreme violence, and commits to working with partners to ensure that Prevent can effectively tackle current threats. The programme will remain threat agnostic to address evolving forms of radicalisation.
Key facts
- In the year ending 31 March 2025, there were 8,778 referrals recorded in the Prevent Programme.
- This represents a 27% rise compared to the previous year and marks the highest annual total since records began in 2015.
- 1,472 referrals were adopted as Channel cases, accounting for 17% of all referrals.
- 21% of referrals were related to Extreme Right-Wing radicalisation (1,798 cases).
- 10% of referrals were associated with Islamist extremism (870 cases).
- The UK terrorism threat level has remained substantial, with Islamist Extremism the most significant threat.
- 26% of concerns related to Islamist Extremism were adopted into Channel for support in the year ending March 2025.