How Many Illegal Crossings In 2024. More than 5,000 migrants have crossed the english channel this year, with nearly 800 making the journey over the easter bank holiday weekend. The home office says it is “unacceptable” that almost 10,000 people have arrived in the uk after crossing the english channel in small boats this year.

The 2022 fiscal year set a record of 2.2 million illegal border crossings. The border patrol’s encounters in july were 32% lower than in june 2024.