STI rates in Southampton have been found to be among the top 10 highest in England outside of London, new research claims.

The online pharmacy NowPatient looked at STI data across the UK to reveal the areas and regions where these infections are most prevalent, both overall and by individual STIs.

The STIs included in the study are chlamydia, gonorrhoea, genital warts & herpes, syphilis, trichomoniasis, mycoplasma genitalium and HIV.

Here's where Southampton ranked on the top 10 list for STI rates.

Daily Echo: The research looked into cases of chlamydia and gonorrhoea among other infectionsThe research looked into cases of chlamydia and gonorrhoea among other infections (Image: Getty Images)

Top 10 places in England with highest rate of STIs

The top 10 areas of England that have the most (and least) diagnosed STIs according to NowPatient's research are as follows:

  1. Lincoln (2,021 new diagnoses in 2022, rate of 1974.98 new diagnoses per 100,000)
  2. Liverpool (7,337 new diagnoses in 2022, rate of 1514.38 new diagnoses per 100,000)
  3. Manchester (7,717 new diagnoses in 2022, rate of 1403.47 new diagnoses per 100,000)
  4. Nottingham (4,253 new diagnoses in 2022, rate of 1330.87 new diagnoses per 100,000)
  5. Exeter (1,541 new diagnoses in 2022, rate of 1191.74 new diagnoses per 100,000)
  6. Portsmouth (2,369 new diagnoses in 2022, rate of 1145.40 new diagnoses per 100,000)
  7. Brighton & Hove (3,152 new diagnoses in 2022, rate of 1140.65 new diagnoses per 100,000)
  8. Salford (2,872 new diagnoses in 2022, rate of 1060.70 new diagnoses per 100,000)
  9. Southampton (2,528 new diagnoses in 2022, rate of 1022.42 new diagnoses per 100,000)
  10. Norwich (1,401 new diagnoses in 2022, rate of 978.91 new diagnoses per 100,000)

Southampton's new diagnosis rate of 1022,42 per 100,000 of population meant it featured in ninth place on the list.

On the other end of the scale, the Isles of Scilly had by the far the lowest rate of new diagnoses with just five new ones in 2022.

It came out to a rate of 220.17 per 100,000 of population, although of course the Isle of Scilly only has a population of around 2,271 according to the research.

Wychavon in the West Midlands was the second-best with 326 diagnoses at a rate of 244.93.