Anti-terrorist hotline

If you’re concerned about suspicious behaviour in your neighbourhood or have information you believe may help the police, please call the Anti-Terrorist Hotline.

The number is 0800 789321.

You do not have to give your name and all information received via the hotline is confidential.

Information that might seem insignificant on its own could prove vital in a wider investigation.

Suspicious behaviour could include people coming and going at strange times of day or night, someone taking an interest in security such as CCTV cameras without good reason, using false documents or simply behaving differently to how you’ve known them to behave in the past.

If you suspect it, report it.

Reporting terrorist material on the web

Residents in Essex are urged to make use of a new unit set up by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) to report terrorist material on the web.

A website www.direct.gov.uk/reportingonlineterrorism was launched in March 2011 to give residents the chance to report it anonymously.