Data on migrants arriving in the UK in small boats is published weekly, every Friday, by the UK's Home Office and Border Force.
This repository serves as an open access to the data, including additional statistics such as cumulative figures and the ratio of migrants per boat.
For any questions about the data, please contact migrationstatsenquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk; and for any questions on the processing or code, raise an issue or contact datavis@thenationalnews.com
Note
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 Immigration system statistics under the topic "How many people come to the UK irregularly".
This software is published by The National under the MIT licence. The data generated by The National are available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
The licences include only the data and the software authored by The National, and do not cover any The National content or third-party data or content made available using the software.
If you use this software, please attribute:
The National - github.com/thenationalnews-datavis/uk_small_boats
If you use this data, please attribute:
Source: Home Office and Border Force, UK Government – processed by The National