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New independent data platform deported.co.uk brings UK deportation, immigration and foreign-national crime figures together in one place

A free, non-partisan dashboard amalgamates official Home Office, Ministry of Justice and ONS statistics - published by an independent founder who has chosen to remain anonymous to keep the focus on the data.

United Kingdom - A new independent research platform, deported.co.uk, has launched to give the public, journalists and policymakers a single, transparent view of the numbers behind the UK's immigration and deportation debate.

For the first time, figures that are normally scattered across dozens of government spreadsheets - Home Office returns and visa data, Ministry of Justice prison and court statistics, and Office for National Statistics population estimates - are amalgamated, cross-referenced and presented in one interactive dashboard. Every figure is drawn directly from official, publicly available sources and is fully traceable back to its origin.

"The data already exists, but it is buried in hundreds of pages of official releases that almost nobody reads. I built deported.co.uk to put those numbers side by side, let people see the full picture for themselves, and draw their own conclusions. The goal is not to tell anyone what to think - it is to make sure the conversation is grounded in facts."
- the site's founder, who has chosen to remain anonymous

What the platform shows

Across 17 cross-referenced sections, deported.co.uk presents:

• The Gap - a direct comparison of arrivals against returns, showing that for every person deported from the UK, roughly 35 arrive on non-visitor visas.
• Returns trends - enforced returns, voluntary departures and port refusals from 2004 to 2025.
• Arrivals by route - work, study, family and other visa grants over time.
• Top nationalities by returns and foreign-national-offender deportations.
• The foreign-national-offender gap - prison population set against actual deportations, country by country.
• Crime and convictions, including court-interpreter demand as a proxy for defendant nationality.
• Asylum and immigration - applications, small-boat arrivals, accommodation and caseload.

An independent and trusted source

deported.co.uk is editorially and financially independent. It is not affiliated with any political party, campaign group, think tank or government body, and it carries no advertising or external funding agenda. Its sole commitment is to accuracy and transparency.

Every statistic on the site is sourced from primary official records - including Home Office Immigration Statistics, Ministry of Justice Offender Management and court tables, ONS population estimates, FCDO and MHCLG data, and disclosures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. Source files and methodology are openly documented so that any figure can be independently verified.

"This is about the numbers, not about me. An anonymous author cannot be accused of having a personal agenda. The sources speak for themselves, and anyone is free to check them."
- the site's founder

Why it matters

Public debate around immigration and deportation is often driven by individual headlines rather than the underlying trend data. By amalgamating official statistics into a clear, regularly updated and freely accessible resource, deported.co.uk aims to become a trusted reference point for anyone who wants to understand the real scale and shape of the issue - journalists seeking reliable figures, researchers needing a single starting point, and members of the public who simply want the facts.

The platform is updated as new official data is released, with the next major Home Office update expected in 2026.