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Migrants detected crossing the English Channel in small boats

Data on the number of migrants detected crossing the English Channel in small boats without permission to enter the UK each day, from 1 January 2018.

• From: Home Office and Border Force
• Published: 1 February 2023
• Last updated: 4 March 2024 — See all updates

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Data for the last 7 days is updated every weekday. The time series is updated every Wednesday.

The data published here is provisional and subject to change, including reduction. Finalised data on small boat crossings since 2018 is published in the quarterly Irregular migration to the UK release.

If you have any questions about the data, please contact MigrationStatsEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk.

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Home Office press statement on small boat crossings

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Published 1 February 2023
Last updated 4 March 2024 + show all updates

1. 4 March 2024

   Updated with latest statistics.

2. 3 March 2024

   Updated the statistics.

3. 1 March 2024

   Updated with latest statistics.

4. 29 February 2024

   Updated with latest statistics.

5. 28 February 2024

   Updated with latest statistics.

6. 27 February 2024

   Updated with latest statistics.

7. 26 February 2024

   Updated with latest statistics.

8. 25 February 2024

   Updated with latest statistics

9. 24 February 2024

   Duty press officer adding small boats numbers

10. 23 February 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

11. 22 February 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

12. 21 February 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

13. 20 February 2024

    Updated with latest figures.

14. 19 February 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

15. 18 February 2024

    updated with the latest figures.

16. 17 February 2024

    Updated with latest statistics

17. 16 February 2024

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18. 15 February 2024

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19. 14 February 2024

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20. 13 February 2024

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21. 12 February 2024

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22. 11 February 2024

    Updated with latest numbers.

23. 9 February 2024

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24. 8 February 2024

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25. 7 February 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

26. 6 February 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

27. 5 February 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

28. 4 February 2024

    small boats data

29. 3 February 2024

    Updating small boats numbers for 02/02/24

30. 2 February 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

31. 1 February 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

32. 31 January 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

33. 30 January 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

34. 29 January 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

35. 28 January 2024

    Small boat numbers for 27th January added.

36. 27 January 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

37. 26 January 2024

    Updated with latest figures.

38. 25 January 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

39. 24 January 2024

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40. 23 January 2024

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41. 22 January 2024

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42. 21 January 2024

    Updated the chart to confirm there were zero arrivals and crossings on 20 January.

43. 20 January 2024

    Adding latest data

44. 19 January 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

45. 18 January 2024

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46. 17 January 2024

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47. 16 January 2024

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48. 15 January 2024

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49. 14 January 2024

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50. 13 January 2024

    Statistics updated for 12 January

51. 12 January 2024

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52. 11 January 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

53. 10 January 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

54. 9 January 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

55. 8 January 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

56. 7 January 2024

    updated small boats numbers

57. 6 January 2024

    Arrival numbers updated

58. 5 January 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

59. 4 January 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

60. 3 January 2024

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61. 2 January 2024

    Updated with latest statistics.

62. 30 December 2023

    updated small boats numbers

63. 29 December 2023

    Updated with latest statistics.

64. 28 December 2023

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65. 27 December 2023

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66. 26 December 2023

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67. 25 December 2023

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68. 24 December 2023

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69. 23 December 2023

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70. 22 December 2023

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71. 21 December 2023

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72. 20 December 2023

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73. 19 December 2023

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74. 18 December 2023

    Updated with latest statistics.

75. 17 December 2023

    Previous version incorrectly said 55 people crossed on the 15th, the correct date is the 16th.

76. 17 December 2023

    The information has been updated to include the number of arrivals on 16 December, and removing the data for 9 December. This is consistent with our usual approach of providing data for the past seven days.

77. 16 December 2023

    Updated with the latest figures.

78. 15 December 2023

    Updated with latest statistics.

79. 14 December 2023

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80. 13 December 2023

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81. 12 December 2023

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82. 11 December 2023

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83. 10 December 2023

    Updated figures

84. 9 December 2023

    Updated with latest statistics.

85. 8 December 2023

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86. 7 December 2023

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87. 6 December 2023

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88. 5 December 2023

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89. 4 December 2023

    Updated with latest statistics,

90. 3 December 2023

    updated small boats numbers

91. 2 December 2023

    Updated statistics.

92. 1 December 2023

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93. 30 November 2023

    Updated with latest statistics.

94. 29 November 2023

    Updated with latest statistics.

95. 28 November 2023

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96. 27 November 2023

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97. 26 November 2023

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98. 25 November 2023

    Updated numbers

99. 24 November 2023

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100. 23 November 2023

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101. 22 November 2023

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102. 21 November 2023

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103. 20 November 2023

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104. 19 November 2023

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105. 18 November 2023

     Adding latest data

106. 17 November 2023

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107. 16 November 2023

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108. 16 November 2023

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109. 14 November 2023

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110. 13 November 2023

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111. 12 November 2023

     Updated small boat numbers for 10th and 11th November.

112. 10 November 2023

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113. 9 November 2023

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114. 8 November 2023

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115. 7 November 2023

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116. 6 November 2023

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117. 4 November 2023

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118. 3 November 2023

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119. 1 November 2023

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120. 31 October 2023

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121. 30 October 2023

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122. 29 October 2023

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123. 27 October 2023

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124. 26 October 2023

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125. 25 October 2023

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126. 24 October 2023

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127. 23 October 2023

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128. 22 October 2023

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129. 21 October 2023

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130. 20 October 2023

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131. 19 October 2023

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132. 18 October 2023

     Updated with latest statistics. Time series extended to include data since 1 January 2018.

133. 17 October 2023

     Updated with latest statistics.

134. 16 October 2023

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135. 15 October 2023

     New Small boat nos

136. 14 October 2023

     Updated with latest statistics.

137. 13 October 2023

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138. 12 October 2023

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139. 11 October 2023

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140. 10 October 2023

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141. 9 October 2023

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142. 8 October 2023

     updated small boats numbers

143. 7 October 2023

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144. 6 October 2023

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145. 5 October 2023

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146. 4 October 2023

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147. 3 October 2023

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148. 2 October 2023

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149. 1 October 2023

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150. 30 September 2023

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151. 29 September 2023

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152. 28 September 2023

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153. 27 September 2023

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154. 26 September 2023

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155. 25 September 2023

     Updated with latest statistics.

156. 24 September 2023

     This page is updated daily, to say how many small boats arrivals there have been. The update confirms that yesterday (23 Sept) there were zero.

157. 23 September 2023

     Updated with latest statistics.

158. 22 September 2023

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159. 21 September 2023

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160. 20 September 2023

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161. 19 September 2023

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162. 18 September 2023

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163. 17 September 2023

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164. 16 September 2023

     Updated crossing figures on 16/09/2023.

165. 15 September 2023

     Updated with latest statistics.

166. 14 September 2023

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167. 13 September 2023

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168. 12 September 2023

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169. 11 September 2023

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170. 9 September 2023

     Crossing stats updated

171. 8 September 2023

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172. 7 September 2023

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173. 6 September 2023

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174. 5 September 2023

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175. 4 September 2023

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176. 3 September 2023

     Routine data update

177. 1 September 2023

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178. 31 August 2023

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179. 30 August 2023

     Updated with latest statistics.

180. 29 August 2023

     Updated with revised statistics.

181. 29 August 2023

     Updated with latest statistics.

182. 28 August 2023

     Boat numbers updated

183. 26 August 2023

     Updated with latest statistics

184. 25 August 2023

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185. 24 August 2023

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186. 23 August 2023

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187. 22 August 2023

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188. 21 August 2023

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189. 20 August 2023

     Updated statistics.

190. 19 August 2023

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191. 18 August 2023

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192. 17 August 2023

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193. 16 August 2023

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194. 15 August 2023

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195. 14 August 2023

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196. 13 August 2023

     Latest figures uploaded.

197. 12 August 2023

     updated the data

198. 11 August 2023

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199. 10 August 2023

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200. 9 August 2023

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201. 8 August 2023

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202. 7 August 2023

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203. 5 August 2023

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204. 4 August 2023

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205. 3 August 2023

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206. 2 August 2023

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207. 1 August 2023

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208. 31 July 2023

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209. 30 July 2023

     updated the data

210. 29 July 2023

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211. 28 July 2023

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212. 27 July 2023

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213. 26 July 2023

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214. 25 July 2023

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215. 24 July 2023

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216. 23 July 2023

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217. 22 July 2023

     updating small boats numbers

218. 21 July 2023

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219. 20 July 2023

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220. 19 July 2023

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221. 18 July 2023

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222. 17 July 2023

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223. 16 July 2023

     Updating with latest data

224. 15 July 2023

     Updated statistics.

225. 14 July 2023

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226. 13 July 2023

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227. 12 July 2023

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228. 11 July 2023

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229. 10 July 2023

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230. 9 July 2023

     updating with the latest data

231. 8 July 2023

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232. 7 July 2023

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233. 6 July 2023

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234. 5 July 2023

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235. 4 July 2023

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236. 3 July 2023

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237. 2 July 2023

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238. 1 July 2023

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239. 30 June 2023

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240. 29 June 2023

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241. 28 June 2023

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242. 27 June 2023

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243. 26 June 2023

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244. 25 June 2023

     Updated data to include crossings for yesterday (24 June 2023)

245. 24 June 2023

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246. 23 June 2023

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247. 22 June 2023

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248. 21 June 2023

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249. 20 June 2023

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250. 19 June 2023

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251. 18 June 2023

     updated with the latest data

252. 16 June 2023

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253. 15 June 2023

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254. 14 June 2023

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255. 13 June 2023

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256. 12 June 2023

     Figures for June 10 updated.

257. 12 June 2023

     Updated with latest statistics.

258. 11 June 2023

     Updated small boat numbers.

259. 9 June 2023

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260. 8 June 2023

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261. 7 June 2023

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262. 6 June 2023

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263. 5 June 2023

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264. 4 June 2023

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265. 3 June 2023

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266. 2 June 2023

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267. 1 June 2023

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268. 31 May 2023

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269. 30 May 2023

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270. 29 May 2023

     Updated figures.

271. 28 May 2023

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272. 27 May 2023

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273. 26 May 2023

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274. 25 May 2023

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275. 24 May 2023

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276. 23 May 2023

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277. 22 May 2023

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278. 21 May 2023

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279. 20 May 2023

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280. 19 May 2023

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281. 18 May 2023

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282. 18 May 2023

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283. 17 May 2023

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284. 16 May 2023

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285. 15 May 2023

     Updated with latest statistics.

286. 14 May 2023

     Added the figures for yesterday for the daily update on small boat crossings of the Channel.

287. 13 May 2023

     I have added the data for Friday 12 May , the data needs to be updated daily.

288. 12 May 2023

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289. 11 May 2023

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290. 10 May 2023

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291. 9 May 2023

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292. 8 May 2023

     Updated numbers

293. 7 May 2023

     Updated small boats figures for 6/5/23

294. 6 May 2023

     Latest small boat numbers

295. 5 May 2023

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296. 4 May 2023

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297. 3 May 2023

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298. 2 May 2023

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299. 1 May 2023

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300. 1 May 2023

     Updated data

301. 29 April 2023

     Update small boat figures.

302. 28 April 2023

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303. 27 April 2023

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304. 26 April 2023

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305. 25 April 2023

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306. 24 April 2023

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307. 23 April 2023

     Updated figures

308. 22 April 2023

     Updated numbers

309. 21 April 2023

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310. 20 April 2023

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311. 19 April 2023

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312. 18 April 2023

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313. 17 April 2023

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314. 16 April 2023

     Data for 15 April has been added

315. 15 April 2023

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316. 14 April 2023

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317. 13 April 2023

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318. 12 April 2023

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319. 11 April 2023

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320. 10 April 2023

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321. 9 April 2023

     Added figures for yesterday.

322. 8 April 2023

     Updated daily figures

323. 7 April 2023

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324. 6 April 2023

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325. 5 April 2023

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326. 4 April 2023

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327. 3 April 2023

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328. 2 April 2023

     Small boats data added for 1 April 2023.

329. 1 April 2023

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330. 31 March 2023

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331. 30 March 2023

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332. 29 March 2023

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333. 28 March 2023

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334. 27 March 2023

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335. 26 March 2023

     updating the statistics

336. 25 March 2023

     New daily figures updates

337. 24 March 2023

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338. 23 March 2023

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339. 22 March 2023

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340. 21 March 2023

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341. 20 March 2023

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342. 19 March 2023

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343. 18 March 2023

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344. 17 March 2023

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345. 16 March 2023

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346. 15 March 2023

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347. 14 March 2023

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348. 13 March 2023

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349. 12 March 2023

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350. 11 March 2023

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351. 10 March 2023

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352. 9 March 2023

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353. 8 March 2023

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354. 7 March 2023

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355. 6 March 2023

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356. 5 March 2023

     Updated data for March 4th

357. 4 March 2023

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358. 3 March 2023

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359. 2 March 2023

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360. 1 March 2023

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361. 28 February 2023

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362. 27 February 2023

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363. 26 February 2023

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364. 24 February 2023

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365. 23 February 2023

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366. 22 February 2023

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367. 21 February 2023

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368. 20 February 2023

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369. 19 February 2023

     Updated statistics

370. 18 February 2023

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371. 17 February 2023

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372. 16 February 2023

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373. 15 February 2023

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374. 14 February 2023

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375. 13 February 2023

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376. 12 February 2023

     updated stats

377. 11 February 2023

     Updated figures.

378. 10 February 2023

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379. 9 February 2023

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380. 8 February 2023

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381. 7 February 2023

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382. 6 February 2023

     Updated figures for 5 January.

383. 5 February 2023

     Updated figures for 4 February

384. 4 February 2023

     Updated statistics for 3 February

385. 3 February 2023

     Updated with latest statistics.

386. 2 February 2023

     Updated with latest statistics.

387. 1 February 2023

     First published.