"The government said 41,472 people arrived in the UK by crossing the Channel in 2025 the second highest number on record after 45,774 made the journey in 2022. The number of crossings was running at the highest level on record for much of the year, but the pace slowed in the last two months of 2025. The total for the year ended up being 13% higher than the figure for 2024."
"A Home Office spokesperson said the number of small boat crossings was shameful and the British people deserve better. But they added: This government is taking action. We have removed almost 50,000 people who were here illegally, and our historic deal with the French means those who arrive on small boats are now being sent back. The home secretary has announced the most sweeping reforms to tackle illegal migration in decades,"
41,472 people arrived in the UK by crossing the Channel in 2025, the second-highest annual total after 45,774 in 2022. The total was 13% higher than in 2024 after record crossings that slowed late in the year. Keir Starmer negotiated a one-in, one-out returns deal with France. A Home Office spokesperson called the crossings shameful, said almost 50,000 illegal arrivals have been removed, and said the French deal now sends small-boat arrivals back. The home secretary announced sweeping reforms to remove incentives and scale up returns. Nigel Farage and Conservative figures criticised the plans, and Full Fact noted no reliable public data on crimes by small-boat arrivals.
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