https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/homeless-deaths-2019

Homeless deaths rise driven by 'drug poisoning'
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/homeless-deaths-2019

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Homeless deaths rise driven by 'drug poisoning'

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/homeless-deaths-2019
• Owner: BBC-Data-Unit
• Created: 2019-10-02T08:31:09.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-10-02T08:49:53.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-07T05:29:28.493Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: drugs, health, homelessness, ons
• Homepage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-49892449
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# Homeless deaths rise driven by 'drug poisoning'

![](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/BD09/production/_109039384_homelessdeaths-nc.png)

In October 2019 we reported on [the biggest rise in deaths of homeless people in England and Wales since records began](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-49892449).

About 726 homeless people died in 2018, a rise of 22% in one year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

## Get the data

* ONS: [Deaths of homeless people in England and Wales](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsofhomelesspeopleinenglandandwales) - [cached version from 2019](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/homeless-deaths-2019/blob/master/2018deathsofhomelesspeopleinenglandandwales1.xls)

* CSV: [Estimated and identified homeless deaths, 2013-2018](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/homeless-deaths-2019/blob/master/deathsstacked.csv) (for visualisation)

## Quotes and interviews

* Luke Hall, Housing minister 

* John Healey, Shadow housing secretary 

* Ben Humberstone, head of health analysis, the Office of National Statistics

* Alexandra Davis, who lost her brother Kane Walker after he took a fatal dose of heroin in Birmingham city centre in February

* Kenneth Lowry, volunteer, Birmingham section of the charity CERT UK that serves hot meals to people on the streets

* Peter Caine, volunteer, Helping the Homeless 

* Dr Peter English, British Medical Association (BMA)

* Polly Neate, Shelter

* Spokesperson, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)

## Visualisation

* Stacked column chart: Estimated and identified homeless deaths, 2013-2018

* Table: Homeless deaths in 2018, by council area (top 10)

## Related repos

* The first release of homeless deaths data by the ONS was [covered in 2018](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/homeless-deaths)

* You can [find all stories tagged 'homelessness' that the BBC data units have been involved in here](https://github.com/search?q=topic%3Ahomelessness+org%3ABBC-Data-Unit&type=Repositories)