These Are The Places In The UK With The Highest And Lowest Covid Rates Right Now

Data shows that the number of Covid cases has fallen in every region of England for the first time during the second wave of the pandemic, but rates remain extremely high in many areas of the country. 

Knowsley in Merseyside currently has the highest rate of infection in the country, while North East Lincolnshire has the lowest.

Here are four lists to help you make sense of the latest NHS data. 

The two following lists are both presented as the number of cases per 100,000 people, over a seven-day interval, tracking the period from January 6 to January 12. 

The 20 places in England with the highest Covid rates: 

Knowsley, Merseyside currently has the highest infection rate in England, with a number of London boroughs also included in the nation’s top 20. 

  1. Knowsley, 1,223/100K
  2. Barking and Dagenham, 1,092/100K
  3. Newham, 1,043.5/100K
  4. Halton, 1,007.7/100K
  5. Slough, 973/100K
  6. Sefton, 934.1/100K
  7. Ealing, 920.2/100K 
  8. Thurrock, 918.3/100K 
  9. Brent, 904.4/100K
  10. Redbridge, 894.8/100K 
  11. Liverpool, 884.7/100K 
  12. Sandwell, 840.6/100K
  13. Wirral, 835.2/100K 
  14. Wolverhampton, 831.2/100K 
  15. Waltham Forest, 827.5/100K 
  16. Croydon, 825.2/100K 
  17. Hounslow, 820.6/100K 
  18. Greenwich, 809.2/100K
  19. Tower Hamlets, 804.9/100K
  20. Enfield, 802/100K 

The 20 places in England with the lowest Covid rates: 

North East Lincolnshire currently has the lowest infection rate, with neighbouring North Lincolnshire in second place. 

  1. North East Lincolnshire, 129.7/100K
  2. North Lincolnshire, 141.6/100K 
  3. Devon, 192.7/100K
  4. East Riding of Yorkshire, 195.2/100K
  5. Northumberland, 218/100K
  6. Barnsley, 232.5/100K 
  7. Calderdale, 237.4/100K
  8. Lincolnshire, 239.1/100K
  9. North Tyneside, 241.2/100K 
  10. Rutland, 245.4/100K 
  11. Newcastle Upon Tyne, 255.9/100K 
  12. Sheffield, 256.8/100K 
  13. Wakefield, 258.4/100K
  14. Torbay, 263.5/100K
  15. Rotherham, 266.4/100K
  16. Gloucestershire, 268.7/100K 
  17. Dorset, 273.7/100K 
  18. Bradford, 273.8/100K
  19. Kirklees, 277.9/100K 
  20. Somerset, 281.4/100K 

The infection rate across England, region by region 

The figures below show the daily case rates per 100,000 people, shown as a seven-day average. 

  1. London, 105/100K
  2. North West, 77.4/100K
  3. East of England, 75.7/100K 
  4. West Midlands, 75.4/100K
  5. South East, 71.6/100K 
  6. East Midlands, 56.4/100K 
  7. South West, 47.7/100K
  8. North East, 46.9/100K 
  9. Yorkshire and The Humber, 40.2/100K 

The infection rate across London, borough by borough 

London remains the region of the UK with the highest rate of Covid-19 infections, but the number of cases varies dramatically borough by borough.

Here’s the number of cases per 100,000 people, over a seven-day interval, tracking the period from January 6 to January 12. 

  1. Barking and Dagenham, 1,092/100K 
  2. Newham, 1,043/100K
  3. Ealing, 920.1/100K
  4. Brent, 904/100K 
  5. Redbridge, 894.8/100K 
  6. Waltham Forest, 827.5/100K
  7. Croydon, 825.2/100K
  8. Hounslow, 820.6/100K
  9. Greenwich, 809.2/100K
  10. Tower Hamlets,804.9/100K
  11. Enfield, 802/100K
  12. Lewisham, 771.3/100K
  13. Bexley, 760/100K
  14. Harrow, 758.1/100K 
  15. Lambeth, 756.1/100K
  16. Haringey, 749.9/100K
  17. Hillingdon, 735.5/100K
  18. Havering, 727/100K
  19. Southwark, 721.4/100K
  20. Barnet, 719.2/100K
  21. City of London, 701.1/100K
  22. Merton, 678.3/100K
  23. Sutton, 662.5/100K 
  24. Bromley, 595.8/100K
  25. Islington, 571.2/100K
  26. Kensington and Chelsea, 556/100K
  27. Hammersmith and Fulham, 549.3/100K
  28. Wandsworth, 543.3/100K
  29. Camden, 477.7/100K
  30. Westminster, 458.8/100K
  31. Kingston upon Thames, 432.7/100K
  32. Richmond upon Thames, 338.4/100K

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