This page now runs on official December 2025 route tables and the latest local-authority immigration-group snapshot. The product rule is simple: stop mixing incompatible routes and schemes into one misleading number.
These route families are the fastest way to show why one-number storytelling breaks the public picture.
189,823
Includes refugee resettlement, refugee family reunion, Ukraine, and BN(O) routes. Do not present as a refugee total.
107,003
Published as a local authority snapshot rather than a long national time series in this build.
41,472
Detected arrivals via small boat across the UK.
The featured route families now have full static trend charts so users can see direction, not just the latest annual value.
2010 to 2025. Last annual move: +112,624.
Latest observed value in 2025-12-31.
2018 to 2025. Last annual move: +4,656.
Different entry methods carry different operational and policy questions. They should not blur.
Arrival cohorts for 2025. Decision outcomes need their own view, not a single arrivals headline.
National route families eventually resolve into regional concentration. Totals and rates tell slightly different stories, so both belong on the page.
North West currently carries the largest total supported asylum count.
North West currently has the highest weighted rate per 10,000 residents.
The remaining route families still matter, but they need calmer treatment once the high-volume public confusion is made explicit.
5,874
Scheme family
National yearly arrivals from summary tables; local stock from immigration group tables; quarterly local arrival history from resettlement tables.
Local breakdown: Latest local population snapshot and local quarterly arrivals available
543
Scheme family
This build groups UKRS, Mandate, VPRS, VCRS, and Gateway to avoid pretending the current local stock table publishes them separately.
Local breakdown: Quarterly local authority arrivals available
12
Scheme support channel
Separate from core resettlement totals because this is a sponsorship mechanism rather than a separate national asylum route. Cumulative total since 2014: 1,195.
Local breakdown: Quarterly local authority arrivals available
18,869
Not a refugee resettlement scheme
Family route connected to existing protection status in the UK.
Local breakdown: No local authority split
14,900
Not a refugee resettlement scheme
Use arrivals rather than grants when comparing to local authority placement counts.
Local breakdown: Latest local authority arrivals snapshot available
National routes still resolve into local concentration. These tables show where specific pressures actually land.
| Area | Value |
|---|---|
| Glasgow City | 3,835 |
| Birmingham | 2,637 |
| Liverpool | 2,189 |
| Hillingdon | 2,133 |
| Manchester | 1,846 |
| Leeds | 1,772 |
| Belfast | 1,749 |
| Hounslow | 1,720 |
| Area | Value |
|---|---|
| Hillingdon | 64.8 |
| Glasgow City | 58.97 |
| Hounslow | 57.44 |
| Belfast | 49.63 |
| Nottingham | 48.48 |
| Hyndburn | 48.22 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 47.3 |
| Wolverhampton | 46.86 |
| Area | Value |
|---|---|
| Hillingdon | 1,896 |
| Hounslow | 1,466 |
| Barnet | 1,251 |
| Birmingham | 1,087 |
| Croydon | 1,069 |
| Manchester | 979 |
| Newham | 772 |
| Brent | 730 |
| Area | Value |
|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire | 2,188 |
| Somerset | 1,958 |
| Barnet | 1,912 |
| Wiltshire | 1,727 |
| Ealing | 1,700 |
| North Yorkshire | 1,679 |
| Merton | 1,530 |
| Greenwich | 1,379 |
| Area | Value |
|---|---|
| Leeds | 639 |
| Birmingham | 625 |
| Crawley | 616 |
| City of Edinburgh | 569 |
| Coventry | 553 |
| Islington | 537 |
| Bristol, City of | 487 |
| Bradford | 482 |
| Area | Value |
|---|---|
| Bradford | 827 |
| Coventry | 799 |
| City of Edinburgh | 694 |
| Birmingham | 658 |
| Gateshead | 515 |
| Bristol, City of | 486 |
| Belfast | 419 |
| Leeds | 406 |
This is already publishable, but it is still a constrained read of the route system rather than a complete public operating model.
Small boat arrivals are a national arrival-route series. The published local asylum-support tables do not tell you which supported people arrived by small boat.
The latest local immigration groups table is a stock snapshot as at 31 December 2025, while resettlement local authority data is a quarterly arrivals series.
Homes for Ukraine, refugee family reunion, and Afghan resettlement should be compared with clear labels because they are not the same kind of route or scheme.