Irregular immigration & cost
Irregular arrivals detected, latest day
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11 October 2026 · ■ 0 vs previous day
Fresh · as of 12 Oct 2026due today
14h old · Daily, published each afternoon
Explained
Irregular arrivals detected, latest day: the official figure explained
This measure reports people and boats detected crossing the English Channel in small boats, using provisional operational data.
The live figure
Home Office
What it measures
The measure covers detected small boat arrivals across the English Channel, reporting both the number of people and the number of boats for the latest day.
Who publishes it and how
The Home Office publishes small boat activity data daily, each afternoon. The figures use UK and French operational data.
How to read it
Read the people and boat counts together, alongside the date they cover. The measure concerns detected small boat crossings, rather than irregular immigration as a whole.
Caveats
The figures are provisional and subject to revision by the Home Office.
Methodology
Home Office · small boat activity — original publicationUKStats reproduces the published figure exactly; the publisher's own methodology notes are the authoritative description of how it is compiled.
Cite this figure
Home Office · small boat activity, "Irregular arrivals detected, latest day", 11 October 2026. Via UKStats (ukstats.co.uk/explained/uk-small-boats-daily), accessed 13 October 2026. Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boatsEmbed this figure
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