In 2020/21, there were 2,162 rough sleepers reported in Westminster, making it the London borough with the highest number of rough sleepers in that year. Other boroughs which also had a high number of homeless people included, Camden, and Ealing, which had 630 and 624 rough sleepers respectively.
Number of people reported to be sleeping rough in London in 2020/21, by borough
*Rough sleepers were reported and verified by services who work directly with the street population in London. This includes: outreach teams, rough sleeper assessment and reconnection services, accommodation projects, including hostels, second-stage accommodation and supported housing projects, day centres and other specialist services.
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St Mungo’s Broadway. (June 30, 2021). Number of people reported to be sleeping rough in London in 2020/21, by borough [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/381365/london-homelessness-rough-sleepers-by-london-borough/
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St Mungo’s Broadway. (2021). Number of people reported to be sleeping rough in London in 2020/21, by borough. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/381365/london-homelessness-rough-sleepers-by-london-borough/
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