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By dinghy to Britain! Over 200 thousand people crossed the English Channel in 8 years
2026-05-10 13:42:47 / BOTA
In total, around 41,000 people were detected crossing the English Channel in small boats in 2025, a 13% increase compared to 2024. This was down from 2022, when a record 46,000 migrants arrived via this route. The average number of people per small boat has increased each year, from seven people per boat in 2018 to 62 people per boat in 2025.
The crossing is dangerous, with a total of 162 people dying in the Channel between 2018 and 2025. In 2025, there were 24 confirmed deaths related to Channel crossings, down from 73 the year before.
Just last week, a 16-year-old girl and a woman died while trying to cross the English Channel from France in a small boat carrying around 82 people.
Despite the recent deaths, Channel crossings have been lower so far in 2026 compared with last year, when arrivals were 36% lower and 16% lower in 2024 at the same point in the year.
Britain has tried to work with France to cut border crossings and has called for rules on seeking asylum in the UK to be reviewed
to deter people from making the dangerous journey.
In April, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood signed a three-year deal with France to pay £662m to support beach patrols as part of efforts to tighten border crossings. She has also called for an overhaul of the asylum system to deter crossings and make it easier to deport people without the right to stay in the UK.
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