Where people sleep rough
Westminster alone accounts for a fifth of everyone seen.
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Preview the latest 33 observations
| Series | Period or category | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Westminster | 782 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Camden | 382 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | City of London | 222 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Southwark | 212 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Brent | 183 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Ealing | 174 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Greenwich | 172 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Tower Hamlets | 152 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Newham | 151 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Lambeth | 148 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Croydon | 135 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Hammersmith and Fulham | 133 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Haringey | 123 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Hillingdon | 112 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Hackney | 108 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Islington | 108 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Redbridge | 106 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Kensington and Chelsea | 95 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Enfield | 82 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Lewisham | 71 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Hounslow | 70 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Wandsworth | 60 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Bromley | 52 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Barnet | 39 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Richmond upon Thames | 37 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Barking and Dagenham | 32 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Bexley | 32 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Waltham Forest | 29 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Havering | 19 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Kingston upon Thames | 19 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Merton | 16 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Harrow | 11 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
| Value | Sutton | 9 | people seen, 2026-27 Q1 |
Methodology
People seen rough sleeping by borough in the latest published quarter, from CHAIN outreach records. Westminster's dominance is real and partly structural: it is where services, transport hubs and night-time footfall concentrate, and where outreach coverage is densest — a borough with less outreach also finds fewer people.
Provenance
- Source
- CHAIN / GLA
- Cadence
- monthly
- Engine
- comparison
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0