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Small Boat Channel Crossings (Monthly)

Number of people detected crossing the English Channel in small boats during the most recent calendar month.

2232

people

down from 4,586 in Mar 2025

Historical data

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Small Boat Channel Crossings (Monthly) — historical data
PeriodValue (people)
Apr 20242132
May 20242881
Jun 20243041
Jul 20243414
Aug 20244149
Sep 20244192
Oct 20245417
Nov 20242901
Dec 20243254
Jan 20251098
Feb 2025958
Mar 20254586
Apr 20254432
May 20253738
Jun 20255170
Jul 20255454
Aug 20253567
Sep 20255084
Oct 20252867
Nov 20252338
Dec 20252180
Jan 2026933
Feb 20261276
Mar 20262232

Methodology

Data are collected by Border Force and published weekly by the Home Office. Figures count individuals detected arriving in the UK via small boat in the English Channel. Data are provisional and subject to revision; finalised figures are published quarterly in the Home Office Immigration System Statistics. Excludes French preventions (individuals turned back or intercepted on the French side).

  • immigration
  • small boats
  • channel crossings
  • border force

Source: Home Office / Border Force

Published: 18 April 2026

Last updated on this site: 1 March 2026

Data used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.