Home Office · Immigration system statistics: illegal entry routes detailed dataset · 4 values
Small boat arrivals by sex
The number of people detected arriving in the UK by small boat across the Channel in each quarter, split by sex as recorded at detection.
latest 12 months to 2026 Q2; 4 quarters summed · total 33,397 people · published 27 August 2026
| Sex | Latest 12 months | Share | Previous 12 months | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 26,973 | 80.8% | 37,214 | ▼ 27.5% |
| Female | 5,260 | 15.7% | 5,411 | ▼ 2.8% |
| Not currently recorded | 1,140 | 3.4% | 683 | ▲ 66.9% |
| Unknown | 24 | 0.1% | 219 | ▼ 89% |
Source
- Dataset
- Immigration system statistics: illegal entry routes detailed dataset · sheet Data_IER_D01
- Rows
- Method of entry=Small boat arrivals; values are the sum of the published rows for each sex and period.
- Caveat
- Arrivals by other illegal routes or people who arrived undetected; a share of recent arrivals is "Not currently recorded".
- Parent metric
- Small boat arrivals
- API
- /api/metrics/small_boat_arrivals_by_sex/vintages