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
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  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

       Updated statistics.

  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

       Updated stats - 10/09

  148. 9 September 2022

       Updated with latest statistics - 09/09/22

  149. 8 September 2022

       Updated with latest statistics - 08/09/22

  150. 7 September 2022

       Updated with latest statistics - 07/09/22

  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

       Updated stats - 28/8/22

  161. 27 August 2022

       Updated statistics - 27/08/22

  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

       Updated statistics - 13/08/22

  176. 12 August 2022

       Updated stats - 12/08/2022

  177. 11 August 2022

       Updated stats - 11/08/2022

  178. 10 August 2022

       Updated stats - 10/08/2022

  179. 9 August 2022

       Updated stats - 09/08/2022

  180. 8 August 2022

       Updated stats - 08/08/2022

  181. 7 August 2022

       Updating stats

  182. 6 August 2022

       Updated stats - 06/08/2022

  183. 6 August 2022

       Updated stats - 06/08/2022

  184. 5 August 2022

       Updated stats - 05/08/2022

  185. 4 August 2022

       Updated with latest statistics - 04/08/22

  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

       Updating stats data

  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

       Updated stats - 17/7/2022

  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

       Updated figures

  290. 20 April 2022

       Updated figures

  291. 19 April 2022

       Updated figures

  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.

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