#migrant-crossings

#migrant-crossings

More than 41,000 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats in 2025 - almost 5,000 more than the previous year. Home Office figures, with just the number for New Year's Eve to be added later, showed the total number of migrants crossing the Channel in the past year was 41,472, marking a 13% rise on the 36,566 for the previous 12 months. The annual total was the highest since 2022, when nearly 46,000 crossed.

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