Claimant rate: every council in England

Birmingham had the highest claimant rate of England’s 296 councils in August 2026, at 10.1%.

City of London had the lowest, at 1.1%. The middle council, Colchester, had 3.2%.

Claimant rate for every council in England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region	Value
1	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	10.1%
=2	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	7.4%
=2	HaringeyLondon	London	7.4%
=2	NewhamLondon	London	7.4%
=5	BrentLondon	London	7.2%
=5	EnfieldLondon	London	7.2%
=7	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	6.9%
=7	HackneyLondon	London	6.9%
9	LewishamLondon	London	6.8%
=10	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	6.7%
=10	Tower HamletsLondon	London	6.7%
=10	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	6.7%
13	LutonEast of England	East of England	6.6%
=14	OldhamNorth West	North West	6.5%
=14	Waltham ForestLondon	London	6.5%
16	EalingLondon	London	6.4%
17	CroydonLondon	London	6.3%
18	LambethLondon	London	6.2%
19	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	6.1%
=20	ManchesterNorth West	North West	6.0%
=20	RedbridgeLondon	London	6.0%
=20	RochdaleNorth West	North West	6.0%
=20	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	6.0%
24	SloughSouth East	South East	5.9%
=25	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	5.8%
=25	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	5.8%
=25	GreenwichLondon	London	5.8%
28	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	5.7%
=29	BurnleyNorth West	North West	5.6%
=29	HyndburnNorth West	North West	5.6%
=29	PendleNorth West	North West	5.6%
=29	SouthwarkLondon	London	5.6%
33	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	5.5%
=34	IslingtonLondon	London	5.4%
=34	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	5.4%
=34	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	5.4%
=34	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	5.4%
=34	ThanetSouth East	South East	5.4%
39	BoltonNorth West	North West	5.3%
40	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	5.2%
=41	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	5.1%
=41	SalfordNorth West	North West	5.1%
=43	BarnetLondon	London	5.0%
=43	HastingsSouth East	South East	5.0%
=43	HillingdonLondon	London	5.0%
=43	HounslowLondon	London	5.0%
=47	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	4.9%
=47	EastbourneSouth East	South East	4.9%
=47	TamesideNorth West	North West	4.9%
=50	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	4.8%
=50	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	4.8%
=50	HarrowLondon	London	4.8%
=50	South TynesideNorth East	North East	4.8%
=54	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	4.7%
=54	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	4.7%
=56	CamdenLondon	London	4.6%
=56	CrawleySouth East	South East	4.6%
=56	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	4.6%
=56	HarlowEast of England	East of England	4.6%
=56	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	4.6%
=56	PrestonNorth West	North West	4.6%
=56	WatfordEast of England	East of England	4.6%
=63	BedfordEast of England	East of England	4.5%
=63	HaveringLondon	London	4.5%
=63	IpswichEast of England	East of England	4.5%
=63	MertonLondon	London	4.5%
=63	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	4.5%
=68	BuryNorth West	North West	4.4%
=68	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	4.4%
=68	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber boundary-before-2025	Yorkshire and The Humber	4.4%
=71	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	4.3%
=71	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	4.3%
=71	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	4.3%
=71	GraveshamSouth East	South East	4.3%
=71	HaltonNorth West	North West	4.3%
=71	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	4.3%
=71	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	4.3%
=71	ReadingSouth East	South East	4.3%
=71	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	4.3%
=80	MedwaySouth East	South East	4.2%
=80	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	4.2%
=80	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	4.2%
=80	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	4.2%
=84	GatesheadNorth East	North East	4.1%
=84	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	4.1%
=84	NorwichEast of England	East of England	4.1%
=84	TendringEast of England	East of England	4.1%
=88	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	4.0%
=88	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	4.0%
=88	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	4.0%
=88	WandsworthLondon	London	4.0%
=88	WestminsterLondon	London	4.0%
=93	BasildonEast of England	East of England	3.9%
=93	FenlandEast of England	East of England	3.9%
=93	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	3.9%
=93	RossendaleNorth West	North West	3.9%
=93	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	3.9%
=98	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	3.8%
=98	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	3.8%
=98	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	3.8%
=98	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	3.8%
=98	SeftonNorth West	North West	3.8%
=98	SunderlandNorth East	North East	3.8%
=98	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	3.8%
=105	ArunSouth East	South East	3.7%
=105	St. HelensNorth West	North West	3.7%
=107	BristolSouth West	South West	3.6%
=107	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	3.6%
=107	GosportSouth East	South East	3.6%
=107	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	3.6%
=107	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	3.6%
=107	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	3.6%
=107	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	3.6%
=107	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	3.6%
=107	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	3.6%
=107	StevenageEast of England	East of England	3.6%
=107	WiganNorth West	North West	3.6%
=118	BromleyLondon	London	3.5%
=118	GloucesterSouth West	South West	3.5%
=118	LewesSouth East	South East	3.5%
=118	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	3.5%
=118	SuttonLondon	London	3.5%
=118	SwaleSouth East	South East	3.5%
=118	WirralNorth West	North West	3.5%
=125	BexleyLondon	London	3.4%
=125	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	3.4%
=125	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	3.4%
=125	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	3.4%
=125	PlymouthSouth West	South West	3.4%
=125	SwindonSouth West	South West	3.4%
=125	TorbaySouth West	South West	3.4%
=125	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	3.4%
=125	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	3.4%
=125	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	3.4%
=135	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber boundary-before-2025	Yorkshire and The Humber	3.3%
=135	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	3.3%
=135	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	3.3%
=135	DartfordSouth East	South East	3.3%
=135	DoverSouth East	South East	3.3%
=135	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	3.3%
=135	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	3.3%
=135	HavantSouth East	South East	3.3%
=135	North TynesideNorth East	North East	3.3%
=135	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	3.3%
=135	WorthingSouth East	South East	3.3%
=146	CanterburySouth East	South East	3.2%
=146	ChichesterSouth East	South East	3.2%
=146	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	3.2%
=146	County DurhamNorth East	North East	3.2%
=146	DacorumEast of England	East of England	3.2%
=146	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	3.2%
=146	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	3.2%
=146	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	3.2%
=146	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	3.2%
=146	RotherSouth East	South East	3.2%
=146	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	3.2%
=157	AdurSouth East	South East	3.1%
=157	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	3.1%
=157	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	3.1%
=157	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	3.1%
=157	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	3.1%
=162	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	3.0%
=162	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	3.0%
=162	CornwallSouth West	South West	3.0%
=162	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	3.0%
=162	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	3.0%
=162	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	3.0%
=162	RushmoorSouth East	South East	3.0%
=162	StockportNorth West	North West	3.0%
=162	TraffordNorth West	North West	3.0%
=162	WyreNorth West	North West	3.0%
=172	AshfordSouth East	South East	2.9%
=172	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.9%
=172	LancasterNorth West	North West	2.9%
=172	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	2.9%
=172	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.9%
=172	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	2.9%
=178	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	2.8%
=178	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	2.8%
=178	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.8%
=178	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.8%
=178	West LancashireNorth West	North West	2.8%
=183	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	2.7%
=183	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	2.7%
=183	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	2.7%
=183	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	2.7%
=183	FyldeNorth West	North West	2.7%
=183	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.7%
=183	North DevonSouth West	South West	2.7%
=183	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	2.7%
=183	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	2.7%
=183	TorridgeSouth West	South West	2.7%
=183	WarringtonNorth West	North West	2.7%
=183	WokingSouth East	South East	2.7%
=195	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.6%
=195	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	2.6%
=195	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	2.6%
=195	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	2.6%
=195	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	2.6%
=195	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	2.6%
=195	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	2.6%
=195	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	2.6%
=195	MaldonEast of England	East of England	2.6%
=195	OxfordSouth East	South East	2.6%
=195	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	2.6%
=195	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	2.6%
=195	SomersetSouth West	South West	2.6%
=195	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	2.6%
=195	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	2.6%
=195	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	2.6%
=211	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	2.5%
=211	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.5%
=211	ChorleyNorth West	North West	2.5%
=211	CumberlandNorth West	North West	2.5%
=211	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	2.5%
=211	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.5%
=211	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.5%
=211	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	2.5%
=211	North SomersetSouth West	South West	2.5%
=211	South RibbleNorth West	North West	2.5%
=211	TandridgeSouth East	South East	2.5%
=211	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	2.5%
=211	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	2.5%
=211	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	2.5%
=211	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	2.5%
=211	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	2.5%
=227	BaberghEast of England	East of England	2.4%
=227	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	2.4%
=227	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	2.4%
=227	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	2.4%
=227	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	2.4%
=227	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	2.4%
=227	TewkesburySouth West	South West	2.4%
=227	WealdenSouth East	South East	2.4%
=227	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	2.4%
=236	CherwellSouth East	South East	2.3%
=236	DorsetSouth West	South West	2.3%
=236	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	2.3%
=236	EastleighSouth East	South East	2.3%
=236	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	2.3%
=236	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	2.3%
=236	New ForestSouth East	South East	2.3%
=236	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.3%
=236	RochfordEast of England	East of England	2.3%
=236	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	2.3%
=236	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.3%
=236	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	2.3%
=236	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	2.3%
=236	WiltshireSouth West	South West	2.3%
=250	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.2%
=250	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	2.2%
=250	ExeterSouth West	South West	2.2%
=250	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	2.2%
=250	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	2.2%
=250	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	2.2%
=250	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	2.2%
=250	West DevonSouth West	South West	2.2%
=258	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	2.1%
=258	CotswoldSouth West	South West	2.1%
=258	East DevonSouth West	South West	2.1%
=258	East HampshireSouth East	South East	2.1%
=258	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	2.1%
=258	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	2.1%
=258	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	2.1%
=258	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.1%
=258	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.1%
=258	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	2.1%
=258	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	2.1%
=258	South HamsSouth West	South West	2.1%
=258	StroudSouth West	South West	2.1%
=258	WinchesterSouth East	South East	2.1%
=272	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	2.0%
=272	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	2.0%
=272	FarehamSouth East	South East	2.0%
=272	GuildfordSouth East	South East	2.0%
=272	HorshamSouth East	South East	2.0%
=272	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	2.0%
=272	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	2.0%
=272	Test ValleySouth East	South East	2.0%
=272	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	2.0%
=272	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	2.0%
=272	WaverleySouth East	South East	2.0%
=272	WokinghamSouth East	South East	2.0%
=284	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	1.9%
=284	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	1.9%
=284	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	1.9%
=287	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.8%
=287	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.8%
=287	HartSouth East	South East	1.8%
=287	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	1.8%
=287	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	1.8%
=287	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	1.8%
=287	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	North West	1.8%
=287	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	1.8%
295	Isles of ScillySouth West	South West	1.5%
296	City of LondonLondon	London	1.1%

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