ONS · 361 councils compared over one year

Is people claiming unemployment-related benefits in my area changing faster than in the country?

Each council’s own change in people claiming unemployment-related benefits beside the national change over the same span, classified by a fixed tolerance. Faster means further in the national direction; it is not a score.

Nationally, people claiming unemployment-related benefits rose from 1,668,595 in July 2025 to 1,690,970 in July 2026, up 1.3% (22,375). Of 361 councils, 198 moved faster, 69 moved in line, 10 moved more slowly, 84 moved the opposite way, 0 could not be compared.

2 methodology breaks: comparisons do not cross them.

Claimant count: change over one yearAberdeen City: 11.293436293436294Aberdeenshire: 8.361204013377927Adur: 6.637168141592921Amber Valley: 1.9753086419753085Angus: 5.980861244019139Antrim and Newtownabbey: -4.716981132075472Ards and North Down: -7.751937984496124Argyll and Bute: 7.627118644067797Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon: -7.7733860342556Arun: 7.7389984825493165Ashfield: -1.3114754098360655Ashford: 2.61569416498994Babergh: 2.2641509433962264Barking and Dagenham: -1.195049082373026Barnet: -2.2246941045606228Barnsley: 5.956112852664576Basildon: 1.3157894736842104Basingstoke and Deane: 4.63258785942492Bassetlaw: 5.960264900662252Bath and North East Somerset: 2.301255230125523Bedford: 1.519468186134853Belfast: -6.581740976645436Bexley: 0.625Birmingham: -0.10982621616383488Blaby: 3.8869257950530036Blackburn with Darwen: 4.328223624887286Blackpool: 4.17940876656473Blaenau Gwent: -0.6172839506172839Bolsover: 2.364864864864865Bolton: -1.240694789081886Boston: 15.517241379310345Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 0.4100761570005858Bracknell Forest: 2.433628318584071Bradford: -3.2508974870362985Braintree: 7.2434607645875255Breckland: 13.486005089058525Brent: -4.8727666486193835Brentwood: 2.100840336134454Bridgend: 7.171314741035857Brighton and Hove: 3.126879134095009Bristol, City of: 2.0656136087484813Broadland: 2.1875Bromley: -0.06825938566552901Bromsgrove: 3.4013605442176873Broxbourne: 3.8369304556354913Broxtowe: 3.43980343980344Buckinghamshire: -1.430549146285187Burnley: 1.3353115727002967Bury: 1.3461538461538463Caerphilly: 2.2222222222222223Calderdale: 1.5653775322283612Cambridge: -1.7543859649122806Camden: -2.9624753127057275Cannock Chase: 1.0256410256410255Canterbury: 4.501607717041801Cardiff: 4.084798345398139Carmarthenshire: 3.4865293185419968Castle Point: 3.571428571428571Causeway Coast and Glens: -9.262759924385634Central Bedfordshire: 3.2323232323232323Ceredigion: 4.225352112676056Charnwood: 3.046594982078853Chelmsford: 7.30050933786078Cheltenham: 1.179245283018868Cherwell: -2.75049115913556Cheshire East: 9.606587374199451Cheshire West and Chester: 3.7135278514588856Chesterfield: -0.9029345372460496Chichester: 1.5350877192982455Chorley: 6.051873198847262City of Edinburgh: 11.9934282584885City of London: 7.142857142857142Clackmannanshire: 2.083333333333333Colchester: 1.5789473684210527Conwy: 3.761061946902655Cornwall: 6.136245449817992Cotswold: 5.365853658536586County Durham: 4.212637913741224Coventry: 4.951600893521966Crawley: 1.675977653631285Croydon: -2.884338044418806Cumberland: 6.418485237483954Dacorum: -0.1564945226917058Darlington: 0.20202020202020202Dartford: 12.314225053078557Denbighshire: 0.7575757575757576Derby: 1.0471204188481675Derbyshire Dales: -2.6490066225165565Derry City and Strabane: -14.174107142857142Doncaster: 4.959196484620213Dorset: 1.235839340885685Dover: 1.7582417582417582Dudley: 0.43243243243243246Dumfries and Galloway: 3.7199124726477026Dundee City: 6.762028608582575Ealing: -0.516795865633075East Ayrshire: 0.5586592178770949East Cambridgeshire: 6.1946902654867255East Devon: 6.441717791411043East Dunbartonshire: 9.606986899563319East Hampshire: 6.0402684563758395East Hertfordshire: 7.82122905027933East Lindsey: 15.54054054054054East Lothian: 16.4983164983165East Renfrewshire: 6.914893617021277East Riding of Yorkshire: 4.092920353982301East Staffordshire: -4.029304029304029East Suffolk: 5.093833780160858Eastbourne: 4.92091388400703Eastleigh: 5.585106382978723Elmbridge: 5.822784810126582Enfield: -2.76616275329688Epping Forest: 6.336633663366337Epsom and Ewell: 3.7914691943127963Erewash: -2.6804123711340204Exeter: 6.8181818181818175Falkirk: 5.052264808362369Fareham: 4.633204633204633Fenland: 10.478359908883828Fermanagh and Omagh: -13.88888888888889Fife: 6.530898876404495Flintshire: 5.185185185185185Folkestone and Hythe: 2.88659793814433Forest of Dean: -0.7547169811320755Fylde: 4.780876494023905Gateshead: 0.1990049751243781Gedling: 2.62582056892779Glasgow City: 4.227336777829968Gloucester: 2.2617124394184165Gosport: 3.7900874635568513Gravesham: -3.33889816360601Great Yarmouth: 2.0560747663551404Greenwich: 1.2138970280452073Guildford: 4.8Gwynedd: 11.621621621621623Hackney: -0.47427946005107624Halton: 3.4124629080118694Hammersmith and Fulham: 0.4497751124437781Harborough: -0.47393364928909953Haringey: -2.5792959219240155Harlow: 9.596928982725528Harrow: -0.4689331770222743Hart: 8.25242718446602Hartlepool: 1.5009380863039399Hastings: 7.442748091603053Havant: -7.129094412331407Havering: 1.5727391874180863Herefordshire, County of: 0.5272407732864675Hertsmere: 3.5940803382663846High Peak: 7.114624505928854Highland: 6.197654941373535Hillingdon: 0.1851851851851852Hinckley and Bosworth: 0Horsham: 1.7699115044247788Hounslow: -4.0787623066104075Huntingdonshire: 1.3133208255159476Hyndburn: 3.53356890459364Inverclyde: 8.169934640522875Ipswich: 7.017543859649122Isle of Anglesey: 2.631578947368421Isle of Wight: 0.5199306759098787Isles of Scilly: 100Islington: -6.741573033707865Kensington and Chelsea: -2.728512960436562King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 10.224948875255624Kingston upon Hull, City of: -6.140350877192982Kingston upon Thames: -1.5978695073235687Kirklees: 1.087378640776699Knowsley: -1.2514220705346986Lambeth: -0.09946949602122016Lancaster: 4.038461538461538Leeds: 4.4644685644071265Leicester: -5.902079141515761Lewes: 5.655526992287918Lewisham: -1.4400535833891492Lichfield: -0.33112582781456956Lincoln: 1.1049723756906076Lisburn and Castlereagh: -4.594594594594595Liverpool: 0.4763164858428155Luton: -6.7000911577028255Maidstone: 9.94475138121547Maldon: 9.947643979057592Malvern Hills: 8.737864077669903Manchester: 0.6976280645804266Mansfield: 2.6217228464419478Medway: 4.567143830947512Melton: -7.772020725388601Merthyr Tydfil: 7.860262008733625Merton: -4.3821839080459775Mid and East Antrim: -8.41683366733467Mid Devon: 2.7522935779816518Mid Suffolk: 8.333333333333332Mid Sussex: 8.81542699724518Mid Ulster: -6.744186046511628Middlesbrough: 3.225806451612903Midlothian: 13.87900355871886Milton Keynes: -1.7978921264724117Mole Valley: 3.6458333333333335Monmouthshire: 0.4Moray: 14.671814671814673Na h-Eileanan Siar: 11.11111111111111Neath Port Talbot: -0.5434782608695652New Forest: 6.11764705882353Newark and Sherwood: 2.3980815347721824Newcastle upon Tyne: 0.572737686139748Newcastle-under-Lyme: -3.556485355648536Newham: -3.342816500711238Newport: 5.426356589147287Newry, Mourne and Down: -8.828250401284109North Ayrshire: 6.031746031746032North Devon: -1.2658227848101267North East Derbyshire: 7.608695652173914North East Lincolnshire: 5.851755526657997North Hertfordshire: 4.427083333333334North Kesteven: 4.482758620689655North Lanarkshire: 2.6656511805026657North Lincolnshire: 1.2802275960170697North Norfolk: 8.856088560885608North Northamptonshire: 1.9078947368421053North Somerset: 3.0254777070063694North Tyneside: 5.818181818181818North Warwickshire: 9.389671361502346North West Leicestershire: -1.0638297872340425North Yorkshire: 5.460992907801419Northumberland: 1.2287334593572778Norwich: 4.2341220423412205Nottingham: 0.07222824124232576Nuneaton and Bedworth: 3.385049365303244Oadby and Wigston: 1.3761467889908259Oldham: 1.6320474777448073Orkney Islands: 5Oxford: 3.33889816360601Pembrokeshire: 8.647450110864744Pendle: -0.8583690987124464Perth and Kinross: 7.4812967581047385Peterborough: -1.180327868852459Plymouth: 5.108225108225108Portsmouth: -1.6141429669485012Powys: 4.774535809018567Preston: 3.962460896767466Reading: -1.1009174311926606Redbridge: 0.796812749003984Redcar and Cleveland: 4.273504273504273Redditch: -1.1904761904761905Reigate and Banstead: 11.224489795918368Renfrewshire: 8.763693270735525Rhondda Cynon Taf: 3.5752979414951245Ribble Valley: 15Richmond upon Thames: 1.550387596899225Rochdale: -0.5760368663594471Rochford: 4.23728813559322Rossendale: 6.3444108761329305Rother: 5.537459283387622Rotherham: -3.813229571984436Rugby: 8.557457212713937Runnymede: 5.964912280701754Rushcliffe: 2.3728813559322033Rushmoor: 5.808080808080808Rutland: 3.488372093023256Salford: 5.622700998423542Sandwell: -0.4993342210386152Scottish Borders: 0.79155672823219Sefton: 1.532258064516129Sevenoaks: 10.264900662251655Sheffield: 0.4809137360985873Shetland Islands: 16.666666666666664Shropshire: 5.429864253393665Slough: 0.5351681957186544Solihull: 2.9379760609358Somerset: 4.993983152827918South Ayrshire: -2.1739130434782608South Cambridgeshire: 2.0202020202020203South Derbyshire: 3.303303303303303South Gloucestershire: 0.12642225031605564South Hams: 9.793814432989691South Holland: 0South Kesteven: 1.0438413361169103South Lanarkshire: 4.074074074074074South Norfolk: 11.235955056179774South Oxfordshire: 4.651162790697675South Ribble: 4.804804804804805South Staffordshire: 6.3444108761329305South Tyneside: 1.6317016317016315Southampton: 3.4698126301179735Southend-on-Sea: 0.7383966244725738Southwark: 0.5271084337349398Spelthorne: 5.298013245033113St Albans: 3.248259860788863St. Helens: 0.3472222222222222Stafford: 8.60759493670886Staffordshire Moorlands: -3.278688524590164Stevenage: 0Stirling: 8.267716535433072Stockport: 2.9962546816479403Stockton-on-Tees: 3.371970495258166Stoke-on-Trent: -5.240868184224457Stratford-on-Avon: 12.538226299694188Stroud: 5.960264900662252Sunderland: -1.7366136034732274Surrey Heath: 6.719367588932807Sutton: -0.5252100840336135Swale: 1.9696969696969695Swansea: 5.714285714285714Swindon: 5.432595573440644Tameside: 4.313443565780014Tamworth: 0.6269592476489028Tandridge: 5.514705882352941Teignbridge: 3.64741641337386Telford and Wrekin: 4.248366013071895Tendring: 8.715596330275229Test Valley: 2.229299363057325Tewkesbury: 7.835820895522389Thanet: 8.394160583941606Three Rivers: -1.2345679012345678Thurrock: -1.9550342130987293Tonbridge and Malling: 7.474226804123711Torbay: 5.6640625Torfaen: 1.2315270935960592Torridge: 3.5000000000000004Tower Hamlets: -1.0604757810260819Trafford: 3.37995337995338Tunbridge Wells: 10.365853658536585Uttlesford: 4.10958904109589Vale of Glamorgan: 7.723577235772358Vale of White Horse: -0.8086253369272237Wakefield: 8.834586466165414Walsall: 0.7992477668077104Waltham Forest: -4.625799172621286Wandsworth: -4.401913875598086Warrington: 7.771260997067449Warwick: 7.882882882882883Watford: 1.5772870662460567Waverley: 8.928571428571429Wealden: 9.66183574879227Welwyn Hatfield: 6.8893528183716075West Berkshire: 2.3504273504273505West Devon: 7.462686567164178West Dunbartonshire: 0.48426150121065376West Lancashire: -0.9685230024213075West Lindsey: 9.287925696594428West Lothian: 6.25West Northamptonshire: -0.74034902168165West Oxfordshire: 3.0534351145038165West Suffolk: 7.063197026022305Westminster: -1.454823889739663Westmorland and Furness: -1.6326530612244898Wigan: 1.3916500994035785Wiltshire: 1.6715116279069766Winchester: 3.058103975535168Windsor and Maidenhead: 4.564315352697095Wirral: -1.1535688536409516Woking: 7.580174927113703Wokingham: 4.100227790432802Wolverhampton: -1.5481171548117154Worcester: 0Worthing: 8.530805687203792Wrexham: 0.6024096385542169Wychavon: -1.466992665036675Wyre: 8.56353591160221Wyre Forest: 6.149732620320856York: 0.1984126984126984up to −3.3%−3.3% to −1.2%−1.2% to 0.0%0.0% to +3.0%+3.0% to +6.0%over +6.0%no current data

Over five and ten years

Nationally, people claiming unemployment-related benefits fell from 2,232,760 in July 2021 to 1,690,970 in July 2026, down 24.3% (541,790). Of 361 councils, 115 moved faster, 182 moved in line, 63 moved more slowly, 1 moved the opposite way, 0 could not be compared.

Nationally, people claiming unemployment-related benefits rose from 766,105 in July 2016 to 1,690,970 in July 2026, up 120.7% (924,865). Of 361 councils, 171 moved faster, 78 moved in line, 99 moved more slowly, 13 moved the opposite way, 0 could not be compared.

Every council

CouncilA year earlierLatestChangeChange (%)Gap to nationalRelation5 years10 years
United Kingdom1,668,595July 20251,690,970July 2026+22,375+1.3%The national figure−24.3%+120.7%
Isles of Scilly10July 202520July 2026+10+100.0%+98.7 ptsFaster than the country0.0%+300.0%
Shetland Islands150July 2025175July 2026+25+16.7%+15.3 ptsFaster than the country−51.4%+40.0%
East Lothian1,485July 20251,730July 2026+245+16.5%+15.2 ptsFaster than the country−35.9%+60.2%
East Lindsey2,220July 20252,565July 2026+345+15.5%+14.2 ptsFaster than the country−32.3%+102.8%
Boston1,740July 20252,010July 2026+270+15.5%+14.2 ptsFaster than the country−21.5%+229.5%
Ribble Valley600July 2025690July 2026+90+15.0%+13.7 ptsFaster than the country−20.2%+176.0%
Moray1,295July 20251,485July 2026+190+14.7%+13.3 ptsFaster than the country−36.8%+50.8%
Midlothian1,405July 20251,600July 2026+195+13.9%+12.5 ptsFaster than the country−34.8%+80.8%
Breckland1,965July 20252,230July 2026+265+13.5%+12.1 ptsFaster than the country−17.9%+162.4%
Stratford-on-Avon1,635July 20251,840July 2026+205+12.5%+11.2 ptsFaster than the country−23.5%+569.1%
Dartford2,355July 20252,645July 2026+290+12.3%+11.0 ptsFaster than the country−20.2%+252.7%
City of Edinburgh9,130July 202510,225July 2026+1,095+12.0%+10.7 ptsFaster than the country−30.4%+94.6%
Gwynedd1,850July 20252,065July 2026+215+11.6%+10.3 ptsFaster than the country−29.4%+53.0%
Aberdeen City5,180July 20255,765July 2026+585+11.3%+10.0 ptsFaster than the country−28.0%+60.4%
South Norfolk1,780July 20251,980July 2026+200+11.2%+9.9 ptsFaster than the country−16.8%+238.5%
Reigate and Banstead1,960July 20252,180July 2026+220+11.2%+9.9 ptsFaster than the country−29.4%+266.4%
Na h-Eileanan Siar270July 2025300July 2026+30+11.1%+9.8 ptsFaster than the country−48.7%−4.8%
Fenland2,195July 20252,425July 2026+230+10.5%+9.1 ptsFaster than the country−22.6%+278.9%
Tunbridge Wells1,640July 20251,810July 2026+170+10.4%+9.0 ptsFaster than the country−27.7%+244.8%
Sevenoaks1,510July 20251,665July 2026+155+10.3%+8.9 ptsFaster than the country−27.8%+223.3%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk2,445July 20252,695July 2026+250+10.2%+8.9 ptsFaster than the country−21.9%+211.6%
Maldon955July 20251,050July 2026+95+9.9%+8.6 ptsFaster than the country−25.8%+233.3%
Maidstone3,620July 20253,980July 2026+360+9.9%+8.6 ptsFaster than the country−11.6%+240.2%
South Hams970July 20251,065July 2026+95+9.8%+8.5 ptsFaster than the country−30.2%+255.0%
Wealden2,070July 20252,270July 2026+200+9.7%+8.3 ptsFaster than the country−24.8%+316.5%
East Dunbartonshire1,145July 20251,255July 2026+110+9.6%+8.3 ptsFaster than the country−40.0%+60.9%
Cheshire East5,465July 20255,990July 2026+525+9.6%+8.3 ptsFaster than the country−28.6%+146.5%
Harlow2,605July 20252,855July 2026+250+9.6%+8.3 ptsFaster than the country−22.8%+199.0%
North Warwickshire1,065July 20251,165July 2026+100+9.4%+8.0 ptsFaster than the country−24.4%+170.9%
West Lindsey1,615July 20251,765July 2026+150+9.3%+7.9 ptsFaster than the country−26.3%+63.4%
Waverley1,400July 20251,525July 2026+125+8.9%+7.6 ptsFaster than the country−15.7%+323.6%
North Norfolk1,355July 20251,475July 2026+120+8.9%+7.5 ptsFaster than the country−22.6%+195.0%
Wakefield7,980July 20258,685July 2026+705+8.8%+7.5 ptsFaster than the country−22.5%+132.2%
Mid Sussex1,815July 20251,975July 2026+160+8.8%+7.5 ptsFaster than the country−16.3%+400.0%
Renfrewshire3,195July 20253,475July 2026+280+8.8%+7.4 ptsFaster than the country−41.0%+20.0%
Malvern Hills1,030July 20251,120July 2026+90+8.7%+7.4 ptsFaster than the country−31.5%+166.7%
Tendring3,270July 20253,555July 2026+285+8.7%+7.4 ptsFaster than the country−28.5%+70.1%
Pembrokeshire2,255July 20252,450July 2026+195+8.6%+7.3 ptsFaster than the country−21.9%+59.6%
Stafford1,975July 20252,145July 2026+170+8.6%+7.3 ptsFaster than the country−23.0%+225.0%
Wyre1,810July 20251,965July 2026+155+8.6%+7.2 ptsFaster than the country−31.7%+113.6%
Rugby2,045July 20252,220July 2026+175+8.6%+7.2 ptsFaster than the country−15.3%+184.6%
Worthing2,110July 20252,290July 2026+180+8.5%+7.2 ptsFaster than the country−29.9%+181.0%
Thanet4,110July 20254,455July 2026+345+8.4%+7.1 ptsFaster than the country−34.9%+69.7%
Aberdeenshire2,990July 20253,240July 2026+250+8.4%+7.0 ptsFaster than the country−37.9%+26.3%
Mid Suffolk1,200July 20251,300July 2026+100+8.3%+7.0 ptsFaster than the country−24.2%+160.0%
Stirling1,270July 20251,375July 2026+105+8.3%+6.9 ptsFaster than the country−33.7%+47.1%
Hart1,030July 20251,115July 2026+85+8.3%+6.9 ptsFaster than the country−23.4%+355.1%
Inverclyde1,530July 20251,655July 2026+125+8.2%+6.8 ptsFaster than the country−40.5%+6.1%
Warwick2,220July 20252,395July 2026+175+7.9%+6.5 ptsFaster than the country−19.0%+299.2%
Merthyr Tydfil1,145July 20251,235July 2026+90+7.9%+6.5 ptsFaster than the country−37.9%+21.1%
Tewkesbury1,340July 20251,445July 2026+105+7.8%+6.5 ptsFaster than the country−14.2%+180.6%
East Hertfordshire1,790July 20251,930July 2026+140+7.8%+6.5 ptsFaster than the country−35.7%+232.8%
Warrington3,410July 20253,675July 2026+265+7.8%+6.4 ptsFaster than the country−33.3%+71.3%
Arun3,295July 20253,550July 2026+255+7.7%+6.4 ptsFaster than the country−16.4%+264.1%
Vale of Glamorgan2,460July 20252,650July 2026+190+7.7%+6.4 ptsFaster than the country−24.2%+94.9%
Argyll and Bute1,180July 20251,270July 2026+90+7.6%+6.3 ptsFaster than the country−42.5%+51.2%
North East Derbyshire1,380July 20251,485July 2026+105+7.6%+6.3 ptsFaster than the country−28.9%+91.6%
Woking1,715July 20251,845July 2026+130+7.6%+6.2 ptsFaster than the country−13.2%+459.1%
Perth and Kinross2,005July 20252,155July 2026+150+7.5%+6.1 ptsFaster than the country−36.3%+100.5%
Tonbridge and Malling1,940July 20252,085July 2026+145+7.5%+6.1 ptsFaster than the country−22.9%+200.0%
West Devon670July 2025720July 2026+50+7.5%+6.1 ptsFaster than the country−30.1%+193.9%
Hastings2,620July 20252,815July 2026+195+7.4%+6.1 ptsFaster than the country−34.9%+113.3%
Chelmsford2,945July 20253,160July 2026+215+7.3%+6.0 ptsFaster than the country−20.9%+174.8%
Braintree2,485July 20252,665July 2026+180+7.2%+5.9 ptsFaster than the country−28.6%+166.5%
Bridgend2,510July 20252,690July 2026+180+7.2%+5.8 ptsFaster than the country−32.6%+39.7%
City of London140July 2025150July 2026+10+7.1%+5.8 ptsFaster than the country−33.3%+130.8%
High Peak1,265July 20251,355July 2026+90+7.1%+5.8 ptsFaster than the country−32.3%+122.1%
West Suffolk2,690July 20252,880July 2026+190+7.1%+5.7 ptsFaster than the country−21.7%+189.4%
Ipswich3,705July 20253,965July 2026+260+7.0%+5.7 ptsFaster than the country−30.1%+115.5%
East Renfrewshire940July 20251,005July 2026+65+6.9%+5.6 ptsFaster than the country−40.2%+45.7%
Welwyn Hatfield2,395July 20252,560July 2026+165+6.9%+5.5 ptsFaster than the country−20.1%+181.3%
Exeter1,980July 20252,115July 2026+135+6.8%+5.5 ptsFaster than the country−27.7%+135.0%
Dundee City3,845July 20254,105July 2026+260+6.8%+5.4 ptsFaster than the country−33.0%+11.5%
Surrey Heath1,265July 20251,350July 2026+85+6.7%+5.4 ptsFaster than the country−14.0%+382.1%
Adur1,130July 20251,205July 2026+75+6.6%+5.3 ptsFaster than the country−32.1%+164.8%
Fife7,120July 20257,585July 2026+465+6.5%+5.2 ptsFaster than the country−40.1%+27.6%
East Devon1,630July 20251,735July 2026+105+6.4%+5.1 ptsFaster than the country−27.4%+224.3%
Cumberland3,895July 20254,145July 2026+250+6.4%+5.1 ptsFaster than the country−37.7%+45.2%
Rossendale1,655July 20251,760July 2026+105+6.3%+5.0 ptsFaster than the country−26.5%+107.1%
South Staffordshire1,655July 20251,760July 2026+105+6.3%+5.0 ptsFaster than the country−28.2%+155.1%
Epping Forest2,525July 20252,685July 2026+160+6.3%+5.0 ptsFaster than the country−27.0%+190.3%
West Lothian2,960July 20253,145July 2026+185+6.3%+4.9 ptsFaster than the country−40.3%+43.6%
Highland2,985July 20253,170July 2026+185+6.2%+4.9 ptsFaster than the country−42.5%+55.0%
East Cambridgeshire1,130July 20251,200July 2026+70+6.2%+4.9 ptsFaster than the country−18.6%+258.2%
Wyre Forest1,870July 20251,985July 2026+115+6.1%+4.8 ptsFaster than the country−28.7%+181.6%
Cornwall9,615July 202510,205July 2026+590+6.1%+4.8 ptsFaster than the country−26.9%+147.1%
New Forest2,125July 20252,255July 2026+130+6.1%+4.8 ptsFaster than the country−24.1%+260.8%
Chorley1,735July 20251,840July 2026+105+6.1%+4.7 ptsFaster than the country−28.7%+74.4%
East Hampshire1,490July 20251,580July 2026+90+6.0%+4.7 ptsFaster than the country−23.7%+263.2%
North Ayrshire3,150July 20253,340July 2026+190+6.0%+4.7 ptsFaster than the country−40.4%−7.4%
Angus2,090July 20252,215July 2026+125+6.0%+4.6 ptsFaster than the country−28.4%+42.4%
Runnymede1,425July 20251,510July 2026+85+6.0%+4.6 ptsFaster than the country−23.9%+403.3%
Bassetlaw2,265July 20252,400July 2026+135+6.0%+4.6 ptsFaster than the country−18.6%+127.5%
Stroud1,510July 20251,600July 2026+90+6.0%+4.6 ptsFaster than the country−18.4%+216.8%
Barnsley4,785July 20255,070July 2026+285+6.0%+4.6 ptsFaster than the country−38.1%+44.9%
North East Lincolnshire3,845July 20254,070July 2026+225+5.9%+4.5 ptsFaster than the country−24.1%+20.1%
Elmbridge1,975July 20252,090July 2026+115+5.8%+4.5 ptsFaster than the country−17.2%+464.9%
North Tyneside4,125July 20254,365July 2026+240+5.8%+4.5 ptsFaster than the country−35.2%+36.4%
Rushmoor1,980July 20252,095July 2026+115+5.8%+4.5 ptsFaster than the country−20.0%+302.9%
Swansea5,075July 20255,365July 2026+290+5.7%+4.4 ptsFaster than the country−29.0%+50.9%
Torbay2,560July 20252,705July 2026+145+5.7%+4.3 ptsFaster than the country−34.6%+91.2%
Lewes1,945July 20252,055July 2026+110+5.7%+4.3 ptsFaster than the country−22.6%+226.2%
Salford9,515July 202510,050July 2026+535+5.6%+4.3 ptsFaster than the country−19.1%+119.7%
Eastleigh1,880July 20251,985July 2026+105+5.6%+4.2 ptsFaster than the country−18.6%+267.6%
Rother1,535July 20251,620July 2026+85+5.5%+4.2 ptsFaster than the country−30.2%+191.9%
Tandridge1,360July 20251,435July 2026+75+5.5%+4.2 ptsFaster than the country−19.4%+328.4%
North Yorkshire7,050July 20257,435July 2026+385+5.5%+4.1 ptsFaster than the country−30.7%+125.3%
Swindon4,970July 20255,240July 2026+270+5.4%+4.1 ptsFaster than the country−23.0%+183.2%
Shropshire4,420July 20254,660July 2026+240+5.4%+4.1 ptsFaster than the country−31.5%+145.9%
Newport4,515July 20254,760July 2026+245+5.4%+4.1 ptsFaster than the country−26.8%+60.3%
Cotswold1,025July 20251,080July 2026+55+5.4%+4.0 ptsFaster than the country−26.3%+237.5%
Spelthorne2,265July 20252,385July 2026+120+5.3%+4.0 ptsFaster than the country−16.6%+345.8%
Flintshire2,700July 20252,840July 2026+140+5.2%+3.8 ptsFaster than the country−28.7%+87.5%
Plymouth5,775July 20256,070July 2026+295+5.1%+3.8 ptsFaster than the country−26.7%+64.1%
East Suffolk3,730July 20253,920July 2026+190+5.1%+3.8 ptsFaster than the country−31.3%+125.3%
Falkirk2,870July 20253,015July 2026+145+5.1%+3.7 ptsFaster than the country−38.5%+38.0%
Orkney Islands200July 2025210July 2026+10+5.0%+3.7 ptsFaster than the country−26.3%+90.9%
Somerset8,310July 20258,725July 2026+415+5.0%+3.7 ptsFaster than the country−28.4%+160.8%
Doncaster7,965July 20258,360July 2026+395+5.0%+3.6 ptsFaster than the country−33.5%+64.2%
Coventry13,430July 202514,095July 2026+665+5.0%+3.6 ptsFaster than the country−6.8%+216.0%
Eastbourne2,845July 20252,985July 2026+140+4.9%+3.6 ptsFaster than the country−21.7%+189.8%
South Ribble1,665July 20251,745July 2026+80+4.8%+3.5 ptsFaster than the country−18.5%+114.1%
Guildford1,875July 20251,965July 2026+90+4.8%+3.5 ptsFaster than the country−20.3%+281.6%
Fylde1,255July 20251,315July 2026+60+4.8%+3.4 ptsFaster than the country−29.9%+119.2%
Powys1,885July 20251,975July 2026+90+4.8%+3.4 ptsFaster than the country−23.2%+150.0%
South Oxfordshire1,720July 20251,800July 2026+80+4.7%+3.3 ptsFaster than the country−23.9%+355.7%
Fareham1,295July 20251,355July 2026+60+4.6%+3.3 ptsFaster than the country−25.3%+201.1%
Basingstoke and Deane3,130July 20253,275July 2026+145+4.6%+3.3 ptsFaster than the country−17.6%+289.9%
Medway7,335July 20257,670July 2026+335+4.6%+3.2 ptsFaster than the country−26.5%+122.3%
Windsor and Maidenhead2,410July 20252,520July 2026+110+4.6%+3.2 ptsFaster than the country−21.6%+293.8%
Canterbury3,110July 20253,250July 2026+140+4.5%+3.2 ptsFaster than the country−22.3%+159.0%
North Kesteven1,450July 20251,515July 2026+65+4.5%+3.1 ptsFaster than the country−27.2%+140.5%
Leeds24,415July 202525,505July 2026+1,090+4.5%+3.1 ptsFaster than the country−18.9%+125.8%
North Hertfordshire1,920July 20252,005July 2026+85+4.4%+3.1 ptsFaster than the country−30.0%+125.3%
Blackburn with Darwen5,545July 20255,785July 2026+240+4.3%+3.0 ptsFaster than the country−14.0%+122.9%
Tameside6,955July 20257,255July 2026+300+4.3%+3.0 ptsFaster than the country−23.0%+98.2%
Redcar and Cleveland2,925July 20253,050July 2026+125+4.3%+2.9 ptsFaster than the country−36.4%−5.0%
Telford and Wrekin4,590July 20254,785July 2026+195+4.2%+2.9 ptsFaster than the country−15.6%+185.7%
Rochford1,180July 20251,230July 2026+50+4.2%+2.9 ptsFaster than the country−28.9%+211.4%
Norwich4,015July 20254,185July 2026+170+4.2%+2.9 ptsFaster than the country−22.3%+139.8%
Glasgow City21,290July 202522,190July 2026+900+4.2%+2.9 ptsFaster than the country−29.9%+57.8%
Ceredigion1,065July 20251,110July 2026+45+4.2%+2.9 ptsFaster than the country−24.5%+133.7%
County Durham9,970July 202510,390July 2026+420+4.2%+2.9 ptsFaster than the country−39.8%+41.3%
Blackpool4,905July 20255,110July 2026+205+4.2%+2.8 ptsFaster than the country−38.6%+55.3%
Uttlesford1,095July 20251,140July 2026+45+4.1%+2.8 ptsFaster than the country−33.1%+375.0%
Wokingham2,195July 20252,285July 2026+90+4.1%+2.8 ptsFaster than the country−15.5%+300.9%
East Riding of Yorkshire4,520July 20254,705July 2026+185+4.1%+2.8 ptsFaster than the country−30.7%+74.6%
Cardiff9,670July 202510,065July 2026+395+4.1%+2.7 ptsFaster than the country−25.1%+80.2%
South Lanarkshire5,400July 20255,620July 2026+220+4.1%+2.7 ptsFaster than the country−46.7%+23.0%
Lancaster2,600July 20252,705July 2026+105+4.0%+2.7 ptsFaster than the country−33.9%+74.0%
Preston4,795July 20254,985July 2026+190+4.0%+2.6 ptsFaster than the country−8.5%+165.9%
Blaby1,415July 20251,470July 2026+55+3.9%+2.5 ptsFaster than the country−18.3%+254.2%
Broxbourne2,085July 20252,165July 2026+80+3.8%+2.5 ptsFaster than the country−34.2%+188.7%
Epsom and Ewell1,055July 20251,095July 2026+40+3.8%+2.5 ptsFaster than the country−26.0%+271.2%
Gosport1,715July 20251,780July 2026+65+3.8%+2.4 ptsFaster than the country−25.2%+220.7%
Conwy2,260July 20252,345July 2026+85+3.8%+2.4 ptsFaster than the country−31.3%+60.6%
Dumfries and Galloway2,285July 20252,370July 2026+85+3.7%+2.4 ptsFaster than the country−37.7%+56.4%
Cheshire West and Chester5,655July 20255,865July 2026+210+3.7%+2.4 ptsFaster than the country−30.6%+111.4%
Teignbridge1,645July 20251,705July 2026+60+3.6%+2.3 ptsFaster than the country−33.9%+168.5%
Mole Valley960July 2025995July 2026+35+3.6%+2.3 ptsFaster than the country−31.6%+314.6%
Hertsmere2,365July 20252,450July 2026+85+3.6%+2.3 ptsFaster than the country−17.1%+214.1%
Rhondda Cynon Taf4,615July 20254,780July 2026+165+3.6%+2.2 ptsFaster than the country−33.7%+32.4%
Castle Point1,260July 20251,305July 2026+45+3.6%+2.2 ptsFaster than the country−36.8%+90.5%
Hyndburn2,830July 20252,930July 2026+100+3.5%+2.2 ptsFaster than the country−17.5%+145.2%
Torridge1,000July 20251,035July 2026+35+3.5%+2.2 ptsFaster than the country−28.9%+117.9%
Rutland430July 2025445July 2026+15+3.5%+2.1 ptsFaster than the country−27.0%+287.0%
Carmarthenshire3,155July 20253,265July 2026+110+3.5%+2.1 ptsFaster than the country−31.7%+50.8%
Southampton7,205July 20257,455July 2026+250+3.5%+2.1 ptsFaster than the country−25.9%+204.9%
Broxtowe2,035July 20252,105July 2026+70+3.4%+2.1 ptsFaster than the country−17.0%+115.9%
Halton3,370July 20253,485July 2026+115+3.4%+2.1 ptsFaster than the country−24.9%+71.3%
Bromsgrove1,470July 20251,520July 2026+50+3.4%+2.1 ptsFaster than the country−29.3%+153.3%
Nuneaton and Bedworth3,545July 20253,665July 2026+120+3.4%+2.0 ptsFaster than the country−15.7%+162.7%
Trafford4,290July 20254,435July 2026+145+3.4%+2.0 ptsFaster than the country−30.3%+80.3%
Stockton-on-Tees4,745July 20254,905July 2026+160+3.4%+2.0 ptsFaster than the country−29.3%+28.7%
Oxford2,995July 20253,095July 2026+100+3.3%+2.0 ptsFaster than the country−25.5%+219.1%
South Derbyshire1,665July 20251,720July 2026+55+3.3%+2.0 ptsFaster than the country−17.1%+346.8%
St Albans2,155July 20252,225July 2026+70+3.2%+1.9 ptsFaster than the country−21.7%+224.8%
Central Bedfordshire4,950July 20255,110July 2026+160+3.2%+1.9 ptsFaster than the country−15.3%+290.1%
Middlesbrough4,960July 20255,120July 2026+160+3.2%+1.9 ptsFaster than the country−35.4%+26.1%
Brighton and Hove8,315July 20258,575July 2026+260+3.1%+1.8 ptsFaster than the country−25.6%+209.0%
Winchester1,635July 20251,685July 2026+50+3.1%+1.7 ptsFaster than the country−22.9%+296.5%
West Oxfordshire1,310July 20251,350July 2026+40+3.1%+1.7 ptsFaster than the country−30.6%+250.6%
Charnwood2,790July 20252,875July 2026+85+3.0%+1.7 ptsFaster than the country−21.7%+217.7%
North Somerset3,140July 20253,235July 2026+95+3.0%+1.7 ptsFaster than the country−29.0%+167.4%
Stockport5,340July 20255,500July 2026+160+3.0%+1.7 ptsFaster than the country−37.1%+65.7%
Solihull4,595July 20254,730July 2026+135+2.9%+1.6 ptsFaster than the country−24.0%+121.5%
Folkestone and Hythe2,425July 20252,495July 2026+70+2.9%+1.5 ptsFaster than the country−35.9%+87.6%
Mid Devon1,090July 20251,120July 2026+30+2.8%+1.4 ptsFaster than the country−23.8%+140.9%
North Lanarkshire6,565July 20256,740July 2026+175+2.7%+1.3 ptsFaster than the country−45.1%+6.2%
Isle of Anglesey1,330July 20251,365July 2026+35+2.6%+1.3 ptsFaster than the country−30.2%+14.7%
Gedling2,285July 20252,345July 2026+60+2.6%+1.3 ptsFaster than the country−20.5%+110.3%
Mansfield2,670July 20252,740July 2026+70+2.6%+1.3 ptsFaster than the country−20.6%+106.0%
Ashford2,485July 20252,550July 2026+65+2.6%+1.3 ptsFaster than the country−31.5%+131.8%
Bracknell Forest2,260July 20252,315July 2026+55+2.4%+1.1 ptsFaster than the country−13.8%+289.1%
Newark and Sherwood2,085July 20252,135July 2026+50+2.4%+1.1 ptsFaster than the country−24.0%+122.4%
Rushcliffe1,475July 20251,510July 2026+35+2.4%+1.0 ptsFaster than the country−17.7%+179.6%
Bolsover1,480July 20251,515July 2026+35+2.4%+1.0 ptsFaster than the country−26.1%+110.4%
West Berkshire2,340July 20252,395July 2026+55+2.4%+1.0 ptsFaster than the country−22.7%+305.9%
Bath and North East Somerset2,390July 20252,445July 2026+55+2.3%+1.0 ptsIn line with the country−37.9%+118.3%
Babergh1,325July 20251,355July 2026+30+2.3%+0.9 ptsIn line with the country−29.2%+194.6%
Gloucester3,095July 20253,165July 2026+70+2.3%+0.9 ptsIn line with the country−21.5%+131.9%
Test Valley1,570July 20251,605July 2026+35+2.2%+0.9 ptsIn line with the country−22.8%+273.3%
Caerphilly3,600July 20253,680July 2026+80+2.2%+0.9 ptsIn line with the country−34.3%+9.9%
Broadland1,600July 20251,635July 2026+35+2.2%+0.8 ptsIn line with the country−22.3%+230.3%
Brentwood1,190July 20251,215July 2026+25+2.1%+0.8 ptsIn line with the country−35.7%+305.0%
Clackmannanshire960July 2025980July 2026+20+2.1%+0.7 ptsIn line with the country−41.5%+17.4%
Bristol, City of12,345July 202512,600July 2026+255+2.1%+0.7 ptsIn line with the country−22.9%+147.5%
Great Yarmouth2,675July 20252,730July 2026+55+2.1%+0.7 ptsIn line with the country−26.6%+88.9%
South Cambridgeshire1,980July 20252,020July 2026+40+2.0%+0.7 ptsIn line with the country−17.7%+344.0%
Amber Valley2,025July 20252,065July 2026+40+2.0%+0.6 ptsIn line with the country−25.5%+92.1%
Swale3,300July 20253,365July 2026+65+2.0%+0.6 ptsIn line with the country−33.7%+79.0%
North Northamptonshire7,600July 20257,745July 2026+145+1.9%+0.6 ptsIn line with the country−20.8%+135.4%
Horsham1,695July 20251,725July 2026+30+1.8%+0.4 ptsIn line with the country−33.8%+225.5%
Dover2,275July 20252,315July 2026+40+1.8%+0.4 ptsIn line with the country−36.9%+76.0%
Crawley3,580July 20253,640July 2026+60+1.7%+0.3 ptsIn line with the country−24.5%+275.3%
Wiltshire6,880July 20256,995July 2026+115+1.7%+0.3 ptsIn line with the country−28.5%+171.1%
Oldham10,110July 202510,275July 2026+165+1.6%+0.3 ptsIn line with the country−21.0%+144.6%
South Tyneside4,290July 20254,360July 2026+70+1.6%+0.3 ptsIn line with the country−39.7%+11.9%
Colchester3,800July 20253,860July 2026+60+1.6%+0.2 ptsIn line with the country−25.2%+170.9%
Watford3,170July 20253,220July 2026+50+1.6%+0.2 ptsIn line with the country−5.7%+270.1%
Havering7,630July 20257,750July 2026+120+1.6%+0.2 ptsIn line with the country−12.2%+225.6%
Calderdale5,430July 20255,515July 2026+85+1.6%+0.2 ptsIn line with the country−27.0%+109.3%
Richmond upon Thames3,225July 20253,275July 2026+50+1.6%+0.2 ptsIn line with the country−31.0%+139.9%
Chichester2,280July 20252,315July 2026+35+1.5%+0.2 ptsIn line with the country−17.0%+261.7%
Sefton6,200July 20256,295July 2026+95+1.5%+0.2 ptsIn line with the country−34.7%+53.0%
Bedford5,265July 20255,345July 2026+80+1.5%+0.2 ptsIn line with the country−14.4%+146.9%
Hartlepool2,665July 20252,705July 2026+40+1.5%+0.2 ptsIn line with the country−34.6%+1.3%
Wigan7,545July 20257,650July 2026+105+1.4%+0.1 ptsIn line with the country−32.5%+50.9%
Oadby and Wigston1,090July 20251,105July 2026+15+1.4%0.0 ptsIn line with the country−13.3%+250.8%
Bury5,200July 20255,270July 2026+70+1.3%0.0 ptsIn line with the country−25.4%+84.6%
Burnley3,370July 20253,415July 2026+45+1.3%0.0 ptsIn line with the country−19.8%+109.5%
Basildon4,560July 20254,620July 2026+60+1.3%0.0 ptsIn line with the country−27.2%+135.7%
Huntingdonshire2,665July 20252,700July 2026+35+1.3%0.0 ptsIn line with the country−19.3%+300.0%
North Lincolnshire3,515July 20253,560July 2026+45+1.3%−0.1 ptsIn line with the country−29.7%+46.8%
Dorset4,855July 20254,915July 2026+60+1.2%−0.1 ptsIn line with the country−31.3%+213.1%
Torfaen2,030July 20252,055July 2026+25+1.2%−0.1 ptsIn line with the country−31.4%+46.8%
Northumberland5,290July 20255,355July 2026+65+1.2%−0.1 ptsIn line with the country−40.3%+20.6%
Greenwich11,945July 202512,090July 2026+145+1.2%−0.1 ptsIn line with the country−15.3%+204.5%
Cheltenham2,120July 20252,145July 2026+25+1.2%−0.2 ptsIn line with the country−26.7%+158.4%
Lincoln2,715July 20252,745July 2026+30+1.1%−0.2 ptsIn line with the country−29.0%+74.8%
Kirklees12,875July 202513,015July 2026+140+1.1%−0.3 ptsIn line with the country−17.9%+128.3%
Derby8,595July 20258,685July 2026+90+1.0%−0.3 ptsIn line with the country−20.0%+246.0%
South Kesteven2,395July 20252,420July 2026+25+1.0%−0.3 ptsIn line with the country−27.9%+146.9%
Cannock Chase1,950July 20251,970July 2026+20+1.0%−0.3 ptsIn line with the country−31.1%+185.5%
Walsall10,635July 202510,720July 2026+85+0.8%−0.5 ptsIn line with the country−19.8%+124.3%
Redbridge12,550July 202512,650July 2026+100+0.8%−0.5 ptsIn line with the country−14.0%+361.7%
Scottish Borders1,895July 20251,910July 2026+15+0.8%−0.5 ptsIn line with the country−35.9%+70.5%
Denbighshire1,980July 20251,995July 2026+15+0.8%−0.6 ptsIn line with the country−30.7%+73.5%
Southend-on-Sea4,740July 20254,775July 2026+35+0.7%−0.6 ptsIn line with the country−34.6%+125.8%
Manchester25,085July 202525,260July 2026+175+0.7%−0.6 ptsIn line with the country−18.3%+141.4%
Tamworth1,595July 20251,605July 2026+10+0.6%−0.7 ptsIn line with the country−32.8%+252.7%
Bexley5,600July 20255,635July 2026+35+0.6%−0.7 ptsIn line with the country−24.6%+186.8%
Wrexham2,490July 20252,505July 2026+15+0.6%−0.7 ptsIn line with the country−37.8%+62.7%
Newcastle upon Tyne8,730July 20258,780July 2026+50+0.6%−0.8 ptsIn line with the country−34.2%+67.7%
East Ayrshire2,685July 20252,700July 2026+15+0.6%−0.8 ptsIn line with the country−44.8%+4.7%
Slough6,540July 20256,575July 2026+35+0.5%−0.8 ptsIn line with the country−5.7%+409.7%
Herefordshire, County of2,845July 20252,860July 2026+15+0.5%−0.8 ptsIn line with the country−23.6%+143.4%
Southwark13,280July 202513,350July 2026+70+0.5%−0.8 ptsIn line with the country−23.6%+150.5%
Isle of Wight2,885July 20252,900July 2026+15+0.5%−0.8 ptsIn line with the country−26.3%+138.7%
West Dunbartonshire2,065July 20252,075July 2026+10+0.5%−0.9 ptsIn line with the country−45.1%−5.0%
Sheffield16,635July 202516,715July 2026+80+0.5%−0.9 ptsIn line with the country−21.2%+78.1%
Liverpool18,895July 202518,985July 2026+90+0.5%−0.9 ptsIn line with the country−27.9%+74.1%
Hammersmith and Fulham6,670July 20256,700July 2026+30+0.4%−0.9 ptsIn line with the country−28.0%+120.4%
Dudley9,250July 20259,290July 2026+40+0.4%−0.9 ptsIn line with the country−24.7%+62.3%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole8,535July 20258,570July 2026+35+0.4%−0.9 ptsIn line with the country−30.1%+178.7%
Monmouthshire1,250July 20251,255July 2026+5+0.4%−0.9 ptsIn line with the country−30.3%+88.7%
St. Helens4,320July 20254,335July 2026+15+0.3%−1.0 ptsIn line with the country−32.5%+42.6%
Darlington2,475July 20252,480July 2026+5+0.2%−1.1 ptsMore slowly than the country−38.9%+24.0%
Gateshead5,025July 20255,035July 2026+10+0.2%−1.1 ptsMore slowly than the country−37.7%+47.0%
York2,520July 20252,525July 2026+5+0.2%−1.1 ptsMore slowly than the country−32.9%+180.6%
Hillingdon10,800July 202510,820July 2026+20+0.2%−1.2 ptsMore slowly than the country−11.4%+303.7%
South Gloucestershire3,955July 20253,960July 2026+5+0.1%−1.2 ptsMore slowly than the country−23.4%+157.1%
Nottingham13,845July 202513,855July 2026+10+0.1%−1.3 ptsMore slowly than the country−15.1%+96.9%
Hinckley and Bosworth1,695July 20251,695July 202600.0%−1.3 ptsMore slowly than the country−29.7%+133.8%
South Holland1,775July 20251,775July 202600.0%−1.3 ptsMore slowly than the country−27.7%+177.3%
Stevenage2,040July 20252,040July 202600.0%−1.3 ptsMore slowly than the country−32.5%+135.8%
Worcester2,320July 20252,320July 202600.0%−1.3 ptsMore slowly than the country−24.2%+121.0%
Bromley7,325July 20257,320July 2026−5−0.1%−1.4 ptsOpposite direction−21.2%+243.7%
Lambeth15,080July 202515,065July 2026−15−0.1%−1.4 ptsOpposite direction−20.5%+157.1%
Birmingham77,395July 202577,310July 2026−85−0.1%−1.5 ptsOpposite direction+1.0%+153.0%
Dacorum3,195July 20253,190July 2026−5−0.2%−1.5 ptsOpposite direction−22.5%+200.9%
Lichfield1,510July 20251,505July 2026−5−0.3%−1.7 ptsOpposite direction−32.5%+285.9%
Harrow8,530July 20258,490July 2026−40−0.5%−1.8 ptsOpposite direction−12.1%+351.6%
Harborough1,055July 20251,050July 2026−5−0.5%−1.8 ptsOpposite direction−26.8%+288.9%
Hackney13,705July 202513,640July 2026−65−0.5%−1.8 ptsOpposite direction−17.6%+179.8%
Sandwell15,020July 202514,945July 2026−75−0.5%−1.8 ptsOpposite direction−13.7%+108.7%
Ealing17,415July 202517,325July 2026−90−0.5%−1.9 ptsOpposite direction−12.2%+249.3%
Sutton4,760July 20254,735July 2026−25−0.5%−1.9 ptsOpposite direction−21.0%+152.5%
Neath Port Talbot2,760July 20252,745July 2026−15−0.5%−1.9 ptsOpposite direction−32.3%+28.3%
Rochdale8,680July 20258,630July 2026−50−0.6%−1.9 ptsOpposite direction−18.5%+126.5%
Blaenau Gwent1,620July 20251,610July 2026−10−0.6%−2.0 ptsOpposite direction−35.5%−6.7%
West Northamptonshire9,455July 20259,385July 2026−70−0.7%−2.1 ptsOpposite direction−20.3%+163.3%
Forest of Dean1,325July 20251,315July 2026−10−0.8%−2.1 ptsOpposite direction−26.3%+108.7%
Vale of White Horse1,855July 20251,840July 2026−15−0.8%−2.1 ptsOpposite direction−17.9%+308.9%
Pendle3,495July 20253,465July 2026−30−0.9%−2.2 ptsOpposite direction−6.7%+203.9%
Chesterfield2,215July 20252,195July 2026−20−0.9%−2.2 ptsOpposite direction−29.3%+90.0%
West Lancashire2,065July 20252,045July 2026−20−1.0%−2.3 ptsOpposite direction−32.6%+60.4%
Tower Hamlets17,445July 202517,260July 2026−185−1.1%−2.4 ptsOpposite direction−9.9%+249.0%
North West Leicestershire1,410July 20251,395July 2026−15−1.1%−2.4 ptsOpposite direction−29.9%+138.5%
Reading5,450July 20255,390July 2026−60−1.1%−2.4 ptsOpposite direction−10.8%+248.9%
Wirral6,935July 20256,855July 2026−80−1.2%−2.5 ptsOpposite direction−33.7%+71.4%
Peterborough7,625July 20257,535July 2026−90−1.2%−2.5 ptsOpposite direction−16.6%+314.0%
Redditch2,100July 20252,075July 2026−25−1.2%−2.5 ptsOpposite direction−22.6%+128.0%
Barking and Dagenham11,715July 202511,575July 2026−140−1.2%−2.5 ptsOpposite direction−12.3%+267.5%
Three Rivers1,620July 20251,600July 2026−20−1.2%−2.6 ptsOpposite direction−17.9%+223.2%
Bolton10,075July 20259,950July 2026−125−1.2%−2.6 ptsOpposite direction−24.9%+88.8%
Knowsley4,395July 20254,340July 2026−55−1.3%−2.6 ptsOpposite direction−37.6%+43.7%
North Devon1,580July 20251,560July 2026−20−1.3%−2.6 ptsOpposite direction−26.2%+225.0%
Ashfield3,050July 20253,010July 2026−40−1.3%−2.7 ptsOpposite direction−25.5%+85.8%
Buckinghamshire10,835July 202510,680July 2026−155−1.4%−2.8 ptsOpposite direction−15.3%+310.0%
Lewisham14,930July 202514,715July 2026−215−1.4%−2.8 ptsOpposite direction−17.3%+180.3%
Westminster6,530July 20256,435July 2026−95−1.5%−2.8 ptsOpposite direction−33.0%+164.8%
Wychavon2,045July 20252,015July 2026−30−1.5%−2.8 ptsOpposite direction−25.8%+225.0%
Wolverhampton11,950July 202511,765July 2026−185−1.5%−2.9 ptsOpposite direction−24.4%+77.1%
Kingston upon Thames3,755July 20253,695July 2026−60−1.6%−2.9 ptsOpposite direction−24.6%+198.0%
Portsmouth6,505July 20256,400July 2026−105−1.6%−3.0 ptsOpposite direction−26.2%+233.3%
Westmorland and Furness2,450July 20252,410July 2026−40−1.6%−3.0 ptsOpposite direction−38.8%+47.0%
Sunderland6,910July 20256,790July 2026−120−1.7%−3.1 ptsOpposite direction−41.5%+23.1%
Cambridge2,280July 20252,240July 2026−40−1.8%−3.1 ptsOpposite direction−23.9%+229.4%
Milton Keynes8,065July 20257,920July 2026−145−1.8%−3.1 ptsOpposite direction−15.1%+232.1%
Thurrock5,115July 20255,015July 2026−100−2.0%−3.3 ptsOpposite direction−23.7%+147.7%
South Ayrshire2,070July 20252,025July 2026−45−2.2%−3.5 ptsOpposite direction−46.5%+21.3%
Barnet13,485July 202513,185July 2026−300−2.2%−3.6 ptsOpposite direction−17.2%+258.3%
Haringey14,345July 202513,975July 2026−370−2.6%−3.9 ptsOpposite direction−24.8%+202.8%
Derbyshire Dales755July 2025735July 2026−20−2.6%−4.0 ptsOpposite direction−28.3%+212.8%
Erewash2,425July 20252,360July 2026−65−2.7%−4.0 ptsOpposite direction−22.4%+80.2%
Kensington and Chelsea3,665July 20253,565July 2026−100−2.7%−4.1 ptsOpposite direction−35.0%+120.7%
Cherwell2,545July 20252,475July 2026−70−2.8%−4.1 ptsOpposite direction−22.8%+342.0%
Enfield15,545July 202515,115July 2026−430−2.8%−4.1 ptsOpposite direction−17.0%+219.2%
Croydon17,335July 202516,835July 2026−500−2.9%−4.2 ptsOpposite direction−16.9%+223.7%
Camden7,595July 20257,370July 2026−225−3.0%−4.3 ptsOpposite direction−25.7%+175.5%
Bradford25,070July 202524,255July 2026−815−3.3%−4.6 ptsOpposite direction−16.7%+163.2%
Staffordshire Moorlands1,220July 20251,180July 2026−40−3.3%−4.6 ptsOpposite direction−29.1%+159.3%
Gravesham2,995July 20252,895July 2026−100−3.3%−4.7 ptsOpposite direction−29.3%+124.4%
Newham21,090July 202520,385July 2026−705−3.3%−4.7 ptsOpposite direction−17.3%+349.0%
Newcastle-under-Lyme2,390July 20252,305July 2026−85−3.6%−4.9 ptsOpposite direction−26.1%+145.2%
Rotherham6,425July 20256,180July 2026−245−3.8%−5.2 ptsOpposite direction−39.4%+47.8%
East Staffordshire2,730July 20252,620July 2026−110−4.0%−5.4 ptsOpposite direction−21.3%+279.7%
Hounslow10,665July 202510,230July 2026−435−4.1%−5.4 ptsOpposite direction−30.9%+213.8%
Merton6,960July 20256,655July 2026−305−4.4%−5.7 ptsOpposite direction−19.6%+215.4%
Wandsworth10,450July 20259,990July 2026−460−4.4%−5.7 ptsOpposite direction−15.4%+218.7%
Lisburn and Castlereagh1,850July 20251,765July 2026−85−4.6%−5.9 ptsOpposite direction−33.4%+4.4%
Waltham Forest13,295July 202512,680July 2026−615−4.6%−6.0 ptsOpposite direction−22.6%+203.7%
Antrim and Newtownabbey2,120July 20252,020July 2026−100−4.7%−6.1 ptsOpposite direction−35.8%−8.2%
Brent18,470July 202517,570July 2026−900−4.9%−6.2 ptsOpposite direction−15.6%+229.0%
Stoke-on-Trent9,445July 20258,950July 2026−495−5.2%−6.6 ptsOpposite direction−22.6%+166.4%
Leicester14,910July 202514,030July 2026−880−5.9%−7.2 ptsOpposite direction−11.3%+227.0%
Kingston upon Hull, City of9,690July 20259,095July 2026−595−6.1%−7.5 ptsOpposite direction−35.8%+43.1%
Belfast9,420July 20258,800July 2026−620−6.6%−7.9 ptsOpposite direction−30.2%−1.3%
Luton10,970July 202510,235July 2026−735−6.7%−8.0 ptsOpposite direction−7.2%+313.5%
Islington9,790July 20259,130July 2026−660−6.7%−8.1 ptsOpposite direction−23.7%+155.0%
Mid Ulster2,150July 20252,005July 2026−145−6.7%−8.1 ptsOpposite direction−32.6%+14.6%
Havant2,595July 20252,410July 2026−185−7.1%−8.5 ptsOpposite direction−34.1%+143.4%
Ards and North Down2,580July 20252,380July 2026−200−7.8%−9.1 ptsOpposite direction−37.2%−8.3%
Melton965July 2025890July 2026−75−7.8%−9.1 ptsOpposite direction−11.9%+206.9%
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon3,795July 20253,500July 2026−295−7.8%−9.1 ptsOpposite direction−27.4%+11.8%
Mid and East Antrim2,495July 20252,285July 2026−210−8.4%−9.8 ptsOpposite direction−36.0%−1.5%
Newry, Mourne and Down3,115July 20252,840July 2026−275−8.8%−10.2 ptsOpposite direction−36.7%−5.8%
Causeway Coast and Glens2,645July 20252,400July 2026−245−9.3%−10.6 ptsOpposite direction−32.9%−17.2%
Fermanagh and Omagh1,800July 20251,550July 2026−250−13.9%−15.2 ptsOpposite direction−34.5%−25.8%
Derry City and Strabane4,480July 20253,845July 2026−635−14.2%−15.5 ptsOpposite direction−34.1%−32.7%

How the relation is decided

Each council’s change is its latest published figure against its figure exactly one year earlier by period end. The national change is the national series’ own two figures. The gap is the council’s change minus the national change, in points of percent change. Two changes are in line when the gap is within a quarter of the national change’s size, with a floor of one point (here ±1.0). Beyond that, a council that rose faster than the national figure when its change is larger in the same direction, more slowly when smaller, and opposite when the signs differ. A council with no figure at the earlier date is not comparable, never unchanged.

People claiming unemployment-related benefits: nationally rose from 1,668,595 in July 2025 to 1,690,970 in July 2026, up 1.3% (22,375); 198 of 361 councils moved faster, 84 the opposite way.
Civometry, from ONS

All measuresThe gap between councilsThe national series