Ace Breaking News—Hundreds are amassing on French soil, waiting for the weather to change to cross the channel on Christmas Day, and here’s the small boat’s data for the last seven days.

Small Boat Arrivals For Last 7 Days

This page shows figures for the last 7 days for irregular migrants attempting to cross the English Channel in small boats without permission to enter the UK.DateMigrants arrivedBoats arrivedBoats involved in uncontrolled landingsNotes17 December 2024000 18 December 2024000 19 December 2024000 20 December 2024000 21 December 2024000 22 December 2024000 23 December 2024000 

For users of these statistics

See the latest press statement on small boat crossings.

A longer time series of daily arrival numbers from 1 January 2018 and weekly small boat preventions data from 29 April 2024 is also available.

The statistics presented here are based on preliminary operational data from the UK and France and are subject to change. The figures for small boat arrivals may differ from those published in the final official statistics on immigration, specifically in the section titled “How many people come to the UK irregularly.” These final statistics will have undergone a more rigorous quality assurance process.

The quarterly Immigration system statistics release presents final and authoritative statistics on small boat arrivals.

About the Data & Definition of a Small Boat

A ‘small boat’ is one of a number of vessels used by individuals who cross the English Channel, with the aim of gaining entry to the UK without a visa or permission to enter – either directly by landing in the UK or having been intercepted at sea by the authorities and brought ashore. The most common small vessels detected making these types of crossings are rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs), dinghies and kayaks.

The data on arrivals includes individuals who:

• are detected on arrival in the UK
• are detected in the Channel by UK authorities and subsequently brought to the UK

The data on arrivals does not include individuals who:

• arrive in the UK on larger vessels, such as go-fast craft, yachts (except those arriving in the area of operations of small boats), motor cruisers, tugs and fishing vessels – although these are rarely used by irregular migrants at present
• arrive in the UK clandestinely on larger vessels not referenced above, including where hidden in a vehicle on a ferry
• are prevented from departing France, or those intercepted by French authorities and returned to France
• arrive in the UK undetected, or where there have been reports of people making the crossing, but no actual encounters

Uncontrolled landings

‘Boats involved in uncontrolled landings’ are a subset of ‘boats detected’. Uncontrolled landings are boats which have been recorded as arriving in the UK without interception. Any people detected in uncontrolled landings are counted in ‘irregular migrants recorded arriving by small boat’.

Related information

Immigration system statistics: quarterly data on small boat crossings and other irregular migration routes from 2018 onwards.

Migrants detected crossing the English Channel in small boats – monthly data: data on daily small boat crossings, from 14 April 2022 to 30 January 2023 (historic data published by Ministry of Defence; not updated).

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