Channel Crossings

How it works

Where the figures come from.

Every number on Channel Crossings comes from official Home Office data. We collect it each day and set it out as clearly as we can.

FRANCE Last crossings119people2 boats · Home Office

From the Channel to this page.

Each day's figure goes through the same four stages.

  1. 1

    Detected at sea

    Border Force records each small boat it detects crossing the Channel, and the number of people on board.

  2. 2

    Published by the Home Office

    The Home Office provides the basic figures for the day before on the GOV.UK website, going back to 2018.

  3. 3

    Collected from noon

    From 12:00 UK time, Channel Crossings checks GOV.UK every 15 minutes. As soon as new figures are in, it stops until noon the next day.

  4. 4

    Shown on the site

    The new figures go straight into the totals, charts and map. If you have the page open, a refresh brings them in.