Number Of People Crossing The Border 2024 Uk. Around 29,000 people were detected crossing the english channel in small boats in 2023, down from 46,000 in 2022. The number of migrants who have arrived in the uk after crossing the channel has reached a record.
As at 15 september, 23,533 people had crossed the channel in 2024. At the beginning of 2023, the home office forecast that crossings could reach 85,000.