COVID-19 local area health risk rating: 14 April 2020
Key findings using the latest data include:
- Since the last update, Liverpool (ranked 16, has overtaken 4 local authorities), the Wirral (ranked 4, has overtaken 5 local authorities) and Manchester (ranked 23, has overtaken 4 local authorities) are the big movers at the top of the index. All have rising caseloads and significant underlying health and care vulnerabilities.
- The North West in general is seeing a rising number of cases which is impacting overall risk levels. Further down the list, Lancashire (ranked 26, has overtaken 6 local authorities), Sefton (ranked 38, has overtaken 15 local authorities) and Bolton (ranked 39, has overtaken 19 local authorities).
- Middlesbrough (previously ranked the 2nd riskiest place) overtakes Walsall as the riskiest. It has a combined high case load and high level of systemic risk.
- The West Midlands local authorities of Walsall, Wolverhampton, Sandwell, Dudley and Birmingham remain in the top 15 riskiest places.
50 highest risk authorities (1 = most risky)
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| Local authority | COVID-19 cases per 100,000 | Healthy life expectancy | CQC score | Treatable mortality | % aged 65+ | Overall rank | Week-on-week change | CCG |
| Middlesbrough | 194.96 | 57.8 | 2.75 | 133.9 | 16.2 | 1 | +1 | NHS South Tees CCG |
| Walsall | 171.50 | 56.4 | 2.76 | 106.2 | 17.6 | 2 | -1 | NHS Walsall CCG |
| Wolverhampton | 170.61 | 58.7 | 2.77 | 118.9 | 16.6 | 3 | 0 | NHS Wolverhampton CCG |
| Wirral | 162.73 | 61.4 | 2.71 | 97.4 | 21.6 | 4 | +5 | NHS Wirral CCG |
| St. Helens | 204.94 | 59.2 | 2.89 | 101.4 | 20.4 | 5 | -1 | NHS St Helens CCG |
| Sandwell | 163.42 | 57.1 | 2.83 | 117.6 | 15 | 6 | -1 | NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG |
| Knowsley | 195.89 | 58.3 | 2.87 | 113.0 | 17.1 | 7 | +1 | NHS Knowsley CCG |
| Barnsley | 136.62 | 58.8 | 2.66 | 92.4 | 19.3 | 8 | -2 | NHS Barnsley CCG |
| Halton | 151.05 | 59.5 | 2.76 | 100.9 | 18.1 | 9 | +1 | NHS Halton CCG |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 114.83 | 60.6 | 2.83 | 102.6 | 22.3 | 10 | -3 | NHS South Tees CCG |
| Rotherham | 132.62 | 59.5 | 2.85 | 100.6 | 19.5 | 11 | +2 | NHS Rotherham CCG |
| Hackney and City of London | 182.00 | 58.6 | 2.74 | 97.8 | 7.5 | 12 | -1 | NHS City and Hackney CCG |
| Tameside | 122.56 | 60.4 | 2.78 | 103.9 | 17.6 | 13 | +2 | NHS Tameside and Glossop CCG |
| Birmingham | 162.35 | 59.2 | 2.82 | 109.4 | 13 | 14 | 0 | NHS Birmingham and Solihull CCG |
| Dudley | 130.37 | 59.4 | 2.81 | 89.6 | 20.3 | 15 | -3 | NHS Dudley CCG |
| Liverpool | 178.25 | 60.7 | 2.85 | 117.7 | 14.7 | 16 | +4 | NHS Liverpool CCG |
| Oldham | 140.90 | 58.0 | 2.87 | 111.9 | 16.1 | 17 | +1 | NHS Oldham CCG |
| Luton | 156.00 | 59.3 | 2.79 | 109.7 | 12.4 | 18 | +4 | NHS Luton CCG |
| Gateshead | 130.86 | 60.8 | 2.84 | 99.6 | 19.4 | 19 | -2 | NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG |
| Wakefield | 92.45 | 58.6 | 2.76 | 94.7 | 18.9 | 20 | +3 | NHS Wakefield CCG |
| Blackpool | 106.96 | 53.3 | 3.04 | 134.8 | 20.4 | 21 | +3 | NHS Blackpool CCG |
| Slough | 138.82 | 58.7 | 2.75 | 101.7 | 10 | 22 | -6 | NHS East Berkshire CCG |
| Manchester | 117.42 | 57.9 | 2.78 | 136.1 | 9.3 | 23 | +4 | NHS Manchester CCG |
| Sheffield | 212.36 | 61.8 | 2.80 | 89.5 | 16.1 | 24 | -3 | NHS Sheffield CCG |
| Sunderland | 131.57 | 57.9 | 2.92 | 94.7 | 19.4 | 25 | -6 | NHS Sunderland CCG |
| Lancashire | 126.61 | 60.4 | 2.88 | 93.3 | 20.5 | 26 | +6 | NHS Chorley and South Ribble CCG* |
| Newham | 216.47 | 58.4 | 2.86 | 95.4 | 7.5 | 27 | +1 | NHS Newham CCG |
| Lewisham | 226.99 | 60.6 | 2.86 | 99.8 | 9.4 | 28 | +3 | NHS Lewisham CCG |
| Salford | 135.61 | 58.0 | 2.91 | 110.4 | 14.3 | 29 | -3 | NHS Salford CCG |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 181.55 | 59.2 | 2.92 | 97.8 | 14.4 | 30 | +3 | NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 97.36 | 57.5 | 2.83 | 91.4 | 18.1 | 31 | -1 | NHS Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees CCG |
| Nottingham | 94.54 | 57.7 | 2.81 | 121.7 | 11.5 | 32 | -7 | NHS Nottingham City CCG |
| Southwark | 294.40 | 62.7 | 2.76 | 91.0 | 8.3 | 33 | +2 | NHS Southwark CCG |
| Barking and Dagenham | 149.06 | 60.1 | 2.82 | 104.6 | 9.3 | 34 | 0 | NHS Barking and Dagenham CCG |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 78.18 | 57.4 | 2.84 | 102.6 | 17 | 35 | +2 | NHS Stoke on Trent CCG |
| Cumbria | 244.14 | 63.5 | 2.97 | 83.6 | 24.1 | 36 | +6 | NHS Morecambe Bay CCG* |
| Hartlepool | 74.00 | 58.1 | 2.89 | 106.1 | 19.3 | 37 | +6 | NHS Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees CCG |
| Sefton | 170.30 | 64.0 | 2.92 | 90.9 | 23.3 | 38 | +15 | NHS South Sefton CCG |
| Bolton | 127.55 | 62.5 | 2.86 | 108.2 | 17.2 | 39 | +19 | NHS Bolton CCG |
| Rochdale | 121.36 | 59.6 | 2.91 | 115.9 | 16.3 | 40 | -4 | NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale CCG |
| Bury | 122.56 | 60.4 | 2.89 | 96.8 | 18.2 | 41 | -3 | NHS Bury CCG |
| Northumberland | 114.28 | 61.2 | 2.86 | 80.4 | 24.3 | 42 | -2 | NHS Northumberland CCG |
| Kirklees | 74.53 | 60.5 | 2.72 | 98.6 | 17.5 | 43 | -4 | NHS Greater Huddersfield CCG |
| Southend-on-Sea | 117.28 | 61.9 | 2.84 | 91.8 | 19.2 | 44 | +1 | NHS Southend CCG |
| Kingston upon Hull, City of | 51.79 | 57.2 | 2.81 | 118.3 | 15 | 45 | +5 | NHS Hull CCG |
| Havering | 171.44 | 64.2 | 2.82 | 88.8 | 18 | 46 | +14 | NHS Havering CCG |
| Ealing | 213.46 | 63.8 | 2.71 | 85.8 | 12.8 | 47 | 0 | NHS Ealing CCG |
| North Tyneside | 144.19 | 60.7 | 2.91 | 87.7 | 20 | 48 | +3 | NHS North Tyneside CCG |
| South Tyneside | 83.85 | 58.9 | 2.87 | 93.3 | 20 | 49 | -20 | NHS South Tyneside CCG |
| Bradford | 75.95 | 60.1 | 2.78 | 106.1 | 14.8 | 50 | +7 | NHS Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven CCG |