Record levels of rough sleeping in London

October 31, 2024
3:01 pm

On 31 October, the latest quarterly CHAIN homelessness data was published detailing levels of rough sleeping in London between July and September 2024. CHAIN is the UK’s most detailed and comprehensive rough sleeping database.

Key findings for Q2 2024/25 include:

A record total of 4,780 people were recorded as sleeping rough in the capital. This is an annual increase of 712 people or 18% (vs Q2 2023/24), and a 13% rise on the previous quarter.
The number of new rough sleepers was 2,343. This is up 12% annually and 21% on Q1.
There are now 681 people living on the streets, which is an increase of 42% annually and 9% on the previous quarter.

Our Outreach teams will continue to support anyone sleeping rough in South West London and we urge you to report anyone you see sleeping rough to Streetlink.

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