Last 7 days
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Small boat crossings, every day
Channel Crossings
Live rescue boats
Lifeboats, Border Force and navy ships in the Channel appear here in real time. Grey dinghies show the day's crossings.
- Lifeboats
- Border Force
- Navy
- Aircraft
At a Glance
This year so far
–people this year
–last year by this date
–a day on average
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Busiest 5% of days since 2018New since your last visit123 Revised figure
None1–99100–299300–599600+
Since Labour took office
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Since Burnham became PM
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Arrival Outlook
From the forecast and past crossings
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Every day since 2018
Trends
Crossings Over Time
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Every day
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Busiest 10 days
People each year
Each year is compared with the year before, and this year with the same dates last year, which the line on its bar marks.
Running Total by Year
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Running total of arrivals from 1 January in each year.
Patterns
People a day, on average
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Returned From the UK
People who came by small boat, returned
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Who was returned
Between Two Dates
–people
–boats
–a day on average
Longest Quiet Spells
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The five longest spells without crossings since 2020, when crossings became a year-round pattern. Long spells are usually down to bad weather in the Channel.
Who is crossing, and on what boats
People
Who Is Crossing
Sex and age
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adult men
Every 100 people, by sex
By age
People per boat
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Top nationalities
UK–France returns deal
–returned to France
–transferred to the UK
Asylum Claims
What happened to their claims
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Grant rate
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of first decisions granted protection or leave to stay
By year of arrival
Asylum Support
At the end of June 2026 · updated every three months
People on asylum support
93,293
12% fewer than a year before
- In hotels16,021
- Other housing73,068
- Cash support only4,204
What support pays
£49.18a week each, in housing where people cook for themselves
£9.95a week each, in hotels where meals are provided
Half as many people are in hotels as a year before. People waiting for an asylum decision can't usually claim benefits such as Universal Credit; asylum support is housing and this allowance instead.
Everyone receiving asylum support, however they arrived, not only people who crossed by small boat. Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics, year ending June 2026, and GOV.UK asylum support rates.
Every Person, Last 30 Days
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Each dinghy is one boat, seen from above, and each dot one person. The Home Office gives a daily total, so a day's people are shared evenly across its boats.
Records
Petitions
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From the UK Parliament petitions site. At 10,000 signatures the government responds; at 100,000 Parliament considers a debate.