Nearly 6,000 migrants cross Channel so far this year as numbers see 36% rise compared to last year

Migrants detected at UK-France border controls ‘fallen substantially’

The UK’s borders watchdog however said the ‘threat of clandestine entry at juxtaposed ports remains high and is unrelenting’.

Channel Crisis: Illegal Boat Migration Soars to Record High in Britain

Migrant crossings of the English Channel are occurring at a record pace since the start of the year, despite promises from the government.

Nearly 6,000 migrants cross Channel so far this year as numbers see 36% rise compared to last year

Almost 6,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel so far this year, setting a new record for the number of crossings in the first three months of the year.So far in 2025, there have been 5,847 arrivals - including 335 on Sunday - provisional data from the Home Office shows. As a result, the rate has already surpassed numbers from last year, when 5,435 migrants made the perilous journey throughout the course of January, February and March of…

Channel Crossings: More than 5,000 migrants make journey in 2025

It is the earliest point in the year that crossings have reached 5,000 since recent records began.

Channel migrant crossings on record pace this year despite Labour's crackdown

More than 5,500 illegal migrants have arrived in the UK on small boats this year

On a grey and cold morning, a group of migrants prepare to board a drug dealer's boat in the hope of crossing the dangerous Channel. Tension and uncertainty are reflected in their faces as they embark on this risky journey in search of a better life.Keep reading...