Seen rough sleeping
About four thousand people a quarter, each one found by an outreach worker.
Data access
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Preview the latest 8 observations
| Series | Period or category | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 2024-25 Q2 | 4,780 | people seen rough sleeping |
| Value | 2024-25 Q3 | 4,612 | people seen rough sleeping |
| Value | 2024-25 Q4 | 4,427 | people seen rough sleeping |
| Value | 2025-26 Q1 | 4,392 | people seen rough sleeping |
| Value | 2025-26 Q2 | 4,711 | people seen rough sleeping |
| Value | 2025-26 Q3 | 4,841 | people seen rough sleeping |
| Value | 2025-26 Q4 | 3,944 | people seen rough sleeping |
| Value | 2026-27 Q1 | 3,959 | people seen rough sleeping |
Methodology
People seen rough sleeping in London per quarter, from CHAIN — the multi-agency database behind London's street outreach, funded by the GLA. A record of individuals actually seen and engaged, not an estimate or a survey, which makes it the most reliable rough sleeping data in the country and still an undercount: someone bedded down where no shift walked that night is not in it. The published tables carry a rolling two-year window, which is what is drawn.
Provenance
- Source
- CHAIN / GLA
- Cadence
- monthly
- Engine
- timeline
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0