Annual rough sleeping figures have been collected since 1998 and are shown in the following table. These show the significant reductions in rough sleeping over the past 10 years.
Number 1998 1,850 1999 1,633 2000 1,180 2001 703 2002 596 2003 504 2004 508 2005 459 2006 502 2007 498 2008 483