People seen sleeping rough by outreach workers by borough (2023/24)
Last updated: September 2024
Next estimated update: September 2025
What’s this indicator?
This indicator shows the number of people seen sleeping rough in each London borough, in 2023/24. View the data mapped at the bottom of the page.
What does it tell us?
Generally, central London boroughs have more people seen sleeping rough than outer boroughs.
Westminster is the borough with the most people recorded sleeping rough by far, with 2,102 people known to outreach workers there.
This is more than double the number in Camden (903), the next highest borough. Ealing is the borough with the third highest number of people sleeping rough (710 people seen) - a sign of the spreading of housing pressures to outer boroughs - and Lambeth next at 681.
Since 2022/23 almost every borough has seen an increase in people seen sleeping rough. Only five boroughs saw a reduction in people seen sleeping rough between 2022/23 to 2023/24: Wandsworth, Sutton Kingston upon Thames, Enfield and Havering.
Map of people sleeping rough by London borough
People seen sleeping rough by outreach (2023/24)
Want to know more?
If you want to explore this data in more depth, check the 'data source and notes' button on the above charts. This will tell you where the data comes from, where you may be able to dig deeper.