The number of migrants caught trying to sneak into trucks and boats crossing from the Netherlands to Britain is on the rise, according to the Dutch government.

Dutch and British authorities caught 430 migrants and refugees illegally trying to cross in the last three months.

This is almost twice as many as the previous quarter. The total number for 2016 was 1,280 people - more than double the 500 people caught in 2015.

Immigration Minister James Brokenshire, pictured (centre) wearing a purple tie, made a low-key visit to the Hook of Holland and was pictured inspecting sniffer dogs at work

The Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice said that Albanians make up 56 per cent of all the migrants caught attempting to cross from the Netherlands to Britain.

The reason for the increase in the number of people being found appears to be intensified Dutch surveillance and a step up in the checks of vehicles.

Security measures have been particularly increased at ports such as the Hook of Holland.

Boats leaving this port mainly sail to the British south east coast.

In 2015, 55 per cent of the migrants trying to illegally cross to Britain were caught by authorities on the Dutch side.

Last year, some 83 percent of migrants were caught by the Dutch before they left for Britain.

Security measures have been particularly increased at ports such as the Hook of Holland (pictured)

In 2015 Prime Minister Theresa May, then the Home Secretary, visited Calais to look at the ring of steel at the entrance to the Channel Tunnel - a‎ fence that was built as part of a £7million effort to stop illegal migrants getting to Britain.

While there she admitted a clampdown at the French port could move the refugee problem to ports in Belgium and Holland.

The infamous Calais jungle camp was bulldozed in October. The vast shanty town was home to more than 10,000 migrants hoping to reach Britain.

Theresa May (pictured, right, with her French counterpart Bernard Cazeneuve) went to France to look at a‎ fence that has been built as part of a £7million effort to stop illegal migrants getting to Britain in 2015

While in France the then Home Secretary admitted a clampdown at the French port could move the problem to ports in Belgium and Holland

Displaced refugees were temporarily housed at more than 160 Welcome and Orientation Centres (CAOs) across France until they were relocated.

In November 2015 the UK signed an agreement with Belgium and the Netherlands on 12 November to strengthen port security and tackle organised immigration crime.

A Home Office spokesman said the agreement allowed the Britain to, 'share intelligence, detect new routes and participate in a dedicated team tackling organised immigration crime'.