Statistical data set

Migrants detected crossing the English Channel in small boats - daily data

The Ministry of Defence took primacy for the UK's operational response to small boat migration in the English Channel from 14 April 2022 to 31 January 2023.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Published: 15 April 2022
• Last updated: 4 February 2023 — See all updates

Summary

Please note, this is a legacy page and will no longer be updated. The latest updates on migrant small boat crossing numbers can be found here.

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.

About the data

• Data published under Ministry of Defence primacy over small boat crossings was provisional management information taken from live operational systems and are subject to change, including reduction
• Finalised and authoritative data on small boat arrivals will be included in the quarterly Irregular migration to the UK release

The UK data include individuals who:

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

These data do not include individuals who:

• arrive in the UK on larger vessels, such as go-fast craft, yachts, 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
• arrive in the UK undetected, or where there have been reports of people making the crossing, but no actual encounters

Related information

Migrants detected crossing the English Channel in small boats - monthly data

Published 15 April 2022
Last updated 4 February 2023 + show all updates

1. 4 February 2023

   Edited to confirm this is now a legacy page, which will no longer be updated.

2. 31 January 2023

   Updated stats - 31/1/23

3. 30 January 2023

   Added note about new page where figures will be published from February 1.

4. 30 January 2023

   Updated stats - 30/1/23

5. 29 January 2023

   Routine update of daily figures

6. 28 January 2023

   Routine update of daily figures

7. 27 January 2023

   Updated with latest statistics - 27/01/2023

8. 26 January 2023

   Updated with latest statistics - 26/01/2023

9. 25 January 2023

   Updated with latest statistics - 25/01/2023

10. 24 January 2023

    Updated with latest statistics - 24/01/2023

11. 23 January 2023

    Updated with latest statistics - 23/01/2023

12. 20 January 2023

    Updated with latest statistics - 20/01/2023

13. 19 January 2023

    Updated with latest statistics - 19/01/2023

14. 18 January 2023

    Updated with latest statistics - 18/01/2023

15. 17 January 2023

    Updated with latest statistics - 17/01/2023

16. 16 January 2023

    Updated with latest statistics - 16/01/2023

17. 15 January 2023

    Updated statistics - 15/01/2023

18. 14 January 2023

    Updated with latest statistics - 14/01/2023

19. 13 January 2023

    Updated with latest statistics - 13/01/2023

20. 12 January 2023

    Updated with latest statistics - 12/01/2023

21. 11 January 2023

    Updated with latest statistics - 11/01/2023

22. 10 January 2023

    Updated 10 January 2023

23. 9 January 2023

    Updated with latest statistics - 09/01/2023

24. 8 January 2023

    Updated with latest statistics - 08/01/2023

25. 7 January 2023

    Updated with latest statistics - 07/01/2023

26. 6 January 2023

    Updated stats 6/1/23.

27. 5 January 2023

    Updated stats - 5/1/23

28. 4 January 2023

    Updated statistics - 4 January 2023

29. 3 January 2023

    Updated statistics - 3 January 2023

30. 2 January 2023

    Updated statistics - 2 January 2023

31. 1 January 2023

    Updated 01 January 2023

32. 1 January 2023

    Updated 01 January 2023

33. 1 January 2023

    Updated 01 January 2023

34. 31 December 2022

    Stats update

35. 30 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 30/12/2022

36. 29 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 29/12/2022

37. 28 December 2022

    Daily update of statistics

38. 27 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics 27/12/2022

39. 26 December 2022

    Updated stats - 26/12

40. 25 December 2022

    Updated stats 25/12/2022.

41. 24 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 24/12/2022

42. 23 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 23/12/2022

43. 22 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 22/12/2022

44. 21 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 21/12/2022

45. 20 December 2022

    Updated stats - 20/12

46. 19 December 2022

    Updated stats - 19/12

47. 18 December 2022

    Updated figures on 18 December 2022

48. 17 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 17/12/2022

49. 16 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 16/12/2022

50. 15 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 15/12/2022

51. 14 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 14/12/2022

52. 13 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 13/12/2022

53. 12 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics 12/12/2022 (statistics were also previously included for 11/12/2022)

54. 10 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics 10/12/2022

55. 9 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 09/12/2022

56. 8 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 08/12/2022

57. 7 December 2022

    Updated stats - 7/12

58. 6 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 06/12/2022

59. 5 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 05/12/2022

60. 4 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 04/12/22

61. 3 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 03/12/22

62. 2 December 2022

    Corrected statistics for 01/12/2022

63. 2 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 02/12/22

64. 1 December 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 01/12/22

65. 30 November 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 30/11/22

66. 29 November 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 29/11/22

67. 28 November 2022

    Updated stats 28/11.

68. 27 November 2022

    Updated stats - 27/11/22. Figures for 25/11 were 0 crossings with 0 migrants. 26/11 is 1 crossing with 36 migrants.

69. 26 November 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 26/11/22

70. 25 November 2022

    Updated 25 November 2022

71. 24 November 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 24/11/22

72. 23 November 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 23/11/22

73. 22 November 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 22/11/22

74. 21 November 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 21/11/22

75. 20 November 2022

    Updated 20 November 2022

76. 19 November 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 19/11/22

77. 18 November 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 18/11/22

78. 17 November 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 17/11/22

79. 16 November 2022

    Update 2 16 November 2022

80. 16 November 2022

    Updated 16 November 2022

81. 15 November 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 15/11/22

82. 14 November 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 14/11/22

83. 13 November 2022

    Numbers update

84. 13 November 2022

    Numbers update

85. 13 November 2022

    Numbers update

86. 12 November 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 12/11/22

87. 11 November 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 11/11/2022

88. 10 November 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 10/11/2022

89. 9 November 2022

    Daily update of figures

90. 8 November 2022

    Updated stats - 8/11/22

91. 7 November 2022

    Updated with latest statistics: 07/11/2022

92. 6 November 2022

    Updated with latest statistics 06/11/2022

93. 5 November 2022

    Updated stats - 5/11/22

94. 4 November 2022

    Updated stats - 4/11/22

95. 3 November 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 03/11/2022

96. 2 November 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 02/11/2022

97. 1 November 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 01/11/2022

98. 31 October 2022

    Updated with latest statistics - 31/10/2022

99. 30 October 2022

    Routine daily update of figures

100. 30 October 2022

     Routine update of figures

101. 29 October 2022

     Routine update of statistics

102. 28 October 2022

     Daily update of statistics

103. 27 October 2022

     Daily statistics update

104. 26 October 2022

     Updated with figures from last 24 hours

105. 25 October 2022

     Updated with latest statistics 25/10/2022

106. 24 October 2022

     Updated with latest statistics: 24/10/2022

107. 22 October 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 22/10/22

108. 21 October 2022

     Updated with the latests figures 21/10/22

109. 20 October 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 20/10/2022

110. 19 October 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 19/10/2022

111. 18 October 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 18/10/2022

112. 17 October 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 17/10/2022

113. 16 October 2022

     Updated statistics

114. 15 October 2022

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115. 14 October 2022

     Updated Friday 14 October 2022

116. 13 October 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 13/10/2022

117. 12 October 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 12/10/2022

118. 11 October 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 11/10/2022

119. 10 October 2022

     Updated 10 October 2022

120. 9 October 2022

     Updated 9 October 2022

121. 8 October 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 08/10/2022

122. 7 October 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 07/10/2022

123. 6 October 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 06/10/2022

124. 5 October 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 05/10/2022

125. 4 October 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 04/10/2022

126. 3 October 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 03/10/2022 (inc stats for 01/10/22)

127. 1 October 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 01/10/2022

128. 30 September 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 30/09/22

129. 29 September 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 29/09/22

130. 28 September 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 28/09/22

131. 27 September 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 27/09/22

132. 26 September 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 26/09/22 (inc stats for 25/09/22)

133. 24 September 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 24/09/22

134. 23 September 2022

     Updated Friday 23 September 2022.

135. 22 September 2022

     Updated 2022-09-22

136. 21 September 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 21/09/22

137. 20 September 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 20/09/22

138. 19 September 2022

     Updated stats 19/09

139. 18 September 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 18/09/22

140. 17 September 2022

     Updated stats - 17/9

141. 16 September 2022

     Updated stats - 16/9

142. 15 September 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 15/09/22

143. 14 September 2022

     Updated stats - 14/09

144. 13 September 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 13/09/22

145. 12 September 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 12/09/22

146. 11 September 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 11/09/22

147. 10 September 2022

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148. 9 September 2022

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149. 8 September 2022

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150. 7 September 2022

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151. 6 September 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 06/09/22

152. 5 September 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 05/09/22

153. 4 September 2022

     Updated statistics - 04/09/22

154. 3 September 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 03/09/22

155. 2 September 2022

     Updated stats 02/09

156. 1 September 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 01/09/22

157. 31 August 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 31/08/22

158. 30 August 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 30/08/22

159. 29 August 2022

     Updated stats - 29/08/2022

160. 28 August 2022

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161. 27 August 2022

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162. 26 August 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 26/08/22

163. 25 August 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 25/08/22

164. 24 August 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 24/08/22

165. 23 August 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 23/08/22

166. 22 August 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 22/08/22

167. 21 August 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 21/08/22

168. 20 August 2022

     Updated stats - 20/08/2022

169. 19 August 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 19/08/22

170. 18 August 2022

     Updated Thursday 18 August 2022

171. 17 August 2022

     Updated stats - 17/8/22

172. 16 August 2022

     Updated Tuesday 16 August 2022

173. 15 August 2022

     Updated 15 August 2022.

174. 14 August 2022

     Updated with data for 13/08/2022

175. 13 August 2022

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176. 12 August 2022

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177. 11 August 2022

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178. 10 August 2022

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179. 9 August 2022

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180. 8 August 2022

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181. 7 August 2022

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182. 6 August 2022

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183. 6 August 2022

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184. 5 August 2022

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185. 4 August 2022

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186. 3 August 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 03/08/22

187. 2 August 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 02/08/22

188. 1 August 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 01/08/22

189. 31 July 2022

     Updated stats - 31/07/2022

190. 30 July 2022

     Update

191. 30 July 2022

     Update

192. 29 July 2022

     Updated Friday 29 July 2022

193. 28 July 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 28/07/22

194. 27 July 2022

     Updated 27 July 2022

195. 26 July 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 26/07/22

196. 25 July 2022

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197. 24 July 2022

     Updated Sunday 24 July 2022

198. 22 July 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 22/07/22

199. 21 July 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 21/07/22

200. 20 July 2022

     Updated Wednesday 20 July 2022

201. 19 July 2022

     Updated Tuesday 19 July 2022

202. 18 July 2022

     Updated stats - 18/7/2022

203. 17 July 2022

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204. 16 July 2022

     Updating figures

205. 15 July 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 15/07/22

206. 14 July 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 14/07/22

207. 13 July 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 13/07/22

208. 12 July 2022

     Updated stats - 12/7/22

209. 11 July 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 11/07/22

210. 10 July 2022

     Updated 10 July.

211. 9 July 2022

     Updated Saturday 9 july

212. 8 July 2022

     Updated 8 July 2022

213. 7 July 2022

     Updated Thursday 7 July 2022

214. 6 July 2022

     Updated Wednesday 6 July 2022.

215. 5 July 2022

     Updated Tuesday 5 July 2022

216. 4 July 2022

     Updated with daily stats for 3 July

217. 2 July 2022

     Updated with daily stats for 1 July

218. 1 July 2022

     updated with daily stats for 30 June

219. 30 June 2022

     updated with daily stats for 29 June

220. 29 June 2022

     updated with daily figures for 28 June

221. 28 June 2022

     updated with daily stats for 27 June

222. 27 June 2022

     Changing the date for the daily update

223. 26 June 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 26/06/22

224. 25 June 2022

     Updated with daily stats for 24 June

225. 24 June 2022

     updated with daily stats 23 June

226. 23 June 2022

     Updated stats - 23/6/2022

227. 22 June 2022

     Updated Wednesday 22 June 2022

228. 21 June 2022

     updated with daily stats for 20 June

229. 20 June 2022

     Updated with daily stats for 19 June

230. 19 June 2022

     Updated with latest figures for 18/06/2022

231. 18 June 2022

     Updated figures for 17/6/22

232. 17 June 2022

     Updated with daily stats for 16 June

233. 16 June 2022

     updated with daily stats for 15 July

234. 15 June 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 15/06/22

235. 14 June 2022

     Updated with daily stats for 13 June

236. 13 June 2022

     Updated with daily stats 12 June

237. 12 June 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 12/06/22

238. 11 June 2022

     Updated with latest statistics for 10 June 2022

239. 10 June 2022

     Updated with daily stats for 9 june

240. 9 June 2022

     Updating with daily figures 8 June

241. 8 June 2022

     updating with daily stats for 7 June

242. 7 June 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 07/06/22

243. 6 June 2022

     Updated Monday 6 June 2022

244. 5 June 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 05/06/22

245. 4 June 2022

     Updated stats - 4/6/2022

246. 3 June 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 03/06/22

247. 2 June 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 02/06/22

248. 1 June 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 01/06/22

249. 31 May 2022

     Updated Tuesday 31 May 2022.

250. 29 May 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 28/05/22

251. 28 May 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 28/05/22

252. 27 May 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 27/05/22

253. 26 May 2022

     Updated Thursday 26 May 2022

254. 25 May 2022

     Updating with daily stats for 24 May

255. 24 May 2022

     Updated with daily stats from 23 May

256. 23 May 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 23/05/22

257. 22 May 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 22/05/22

258. 21 May 2022

     Updated stats - 21/5/22

259. 20 May 2022

     Updated stats - 20/5/2022

260. 19 May 2022

     Updated with daily stats - 18th May

261. 18 May 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 18/05/22

262. 17 May 2022

     Updated Tuesday 17 May 2022

263. 16 May 2022

     Updated stats - 16/05/2022

264. 15 May 2022

     Corrected stats update - 15/5/2022

265. 15 May 2022

     Updating stats

266. 14 May 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 14/05/22

267. 13 May 2022

     Updated daily statistics

268. 12 May 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 12/05/22

269. 11 May 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 11/05/22

270. 10 May 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 10/05/22

271. 9 May 2022

     Updated Monday 9 May 2022

272. 8 May 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 07/05/22

273. 7 May 2022

     Updating with latest daily figures on number of migrants and boats

274. 6 May 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 06/05/22

275. 5 May 2022

     Updated Thursday 05 May 2022

276. 4 May 2022

     Updated daily figures

277. 3 May 2022

     Updated 3 May 2022

278. 2 May 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 02/05/22

279. 1 May 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 01/05/22

280. 30 April 2022

     Updated with latest statistics – 30/04/22

281. 29 April 2022

     Updated with latest statistics - 29/04/22.

282. 28 April 2022

     Updated Thursday 28 April 2022.

283. 27 April 2022

     Updated on Wednesday 27 April 2022.

284. 26 April 2022

     Updated at 09:20 on Tuesday 26 April

285. 25 April 2022

     Updated daily figures at 10:45 on 25 April 2022.

286. 24 April 2022

     Updated figures 24/4.

287. 23 April 2022

     Updated at 08:20 Saturday 23 April 2022 with Friday 22 April figures.

288. 22 April 2022

     Latest update 22/4

289. 21 April 2022

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290. 20 April 2022

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291. 19 April 2022

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292. 18 April 2022

     Update: Sunday's figures for the number of migrants and boats detected.

293. 17 April 2022

     Update to number of migrants detected in small boats

294. 17 April 2022

     Updated figures

295. 16 April 2022

     Updated figures

296. 15 April 2022

     First published.