Terrorism arrests rose 1,114% last year - so why aren’t the security services more alarmed? | Zoe Williams

Due to an ongoing judicial review, Home Office data currently leaves out the thousands of people apprehended at Palestine Action protests. But whichever way you cut it, the number of arrests is outrageous On the surface, the Home Office’s latest data on terrorism arrests looks relatively stable. There were 255 terrorism-related arrests in 2025, which is only a 2% increase on the previous year’s figure of 250. Funny thing is, I know three people who were arrested on terrorism-related charges l...

By Zoe Williams