Rough sleeping rises at appalling rate, charity says, as figures show 16% rise

In January 2017 we reported on new data showing that more than 4,000 people a night had been sleeping rough on England's streets, a 16% increase on the last year.

Data

• Department for Communities and Local Government: Homelessness statistics - Rough sleeping in England: autumn 2016

Visualisation

• Multiple bar chart: Areas with the most rough sleepers
• Infographic: Sleeping on the streets
• Line chart: Rise in rough sleeping across England