Where you live can have a major impact on your risk of catching an STD – with some parts of the UK that are hit much worse by infections than others, according to new figures.
Fresh analysis of 2024 data unveiling grim regional differences, with parts of London under the most affected.
The South London Borough or Lambeth is at the top of the national table, with the highest percentage of sexually transmitted diseases in England.
In 2024, Lambeth registered more than 3,250 new diagnoses per 100,000 people – equal to just over three percent of the local population.
In the meantime, Forest or Dean is the place where you are the least likely to record an STD, with rates as low as 201 per 100,000.
Now MailOnline has created an interactive map that shows how areas relate to infections, including syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia.
It is because health officials warn that the cases of syphilis have risen to the highest level since the end of the 1940s.
Again, Lambeth was the epicenter, with 138 syphilis cases per 100,000 people.
It was followed by Westminster (131) and Southwark (107), which continue the trend of Central and South London municipalities that are disproportionately affected.
Lambeth also registered the highest percentage of gonorrhea with 1,114 cases per 100,000 people – about one in 100 inhabitants – follows the city of London (958) and Southwark (867). The national average was only 124.
Although the total cases of gonorrhea fell by 16 percent last year, experts are concerned about an increase in drug-resistant tribes with super-gonorrhea.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed that 14 cases of the Big difficult to treat were already detected in May 2025 more than the 13 reported in Heel 2024.
The city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire who took the first place for Chlamydia with 1,390 things per 100,000, again the same as one in 100 people has the STI.
This was followed by Lambeth, which registered 1,182 cases per 100,000 and Hackney with 1,015.
The National Chlamydia rate in 2024 was 293 cases per 100,000 people, making it the most common soers in the country.
Hammersmith and Fulham in West Londs last year registered the highest percentage of genital herpes with 192 cases per 100,000 people.
Although most STDs can be treated, experts are quickly emphasized that prevention is better than cure and British have encouraged to follow safe sex guidance
This was followed by – again – Lambeth with 157 cases per 100,000 and Southwark with 146. The national rate was 48 cases of genital herpes per 100,000 people.
But Lambeth did not get the top three for genital warts. Instead, it was Hackney who took the crown with 142 cases per 100,000 people.
This was followed by the city of London with 134 cases per 100,000 people who were scary followed by Hammersmith and Fulham with 132 cases.
Following Lambeth for total STD cases per 100,000 people, Southwark was 2,787 and Hackney with 2,680. For comparison, the national rate was 632 SOs per 100,000.
Most STDs can be cured when they are detected early, but many have no symptoms – what people can unconsciously spread to others.
Left untreated, they can cause serious complications, including infertility, chronic pain and even organ damage in the case of syphilis.
Earlier this week Dr. Hamish Mohammed, consultant -epidemiologist at UKHSA: “These infections can have a major impact on your health and those of sexual partners – especially if they are antibiotic resistant,” he said.
‘If you have had condom -free sex with new or informal partners – or in the UK or overseas – is tested at least annually on STDs and HIV, even if you have no symptoms.
“Regular testing protects both you and those with whom you have sex.”
Experts keep emphasizing: prevention is better than cure, and safe sex is important where you live.
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