Overview

• England recorded 71,802 gonorrhoea cases in 2024, a 16% drop from the recent peak but still double the rate of a decade earlier.
• The national infection rate stood at 124.5 per 100,000 people in 2024, down from the peak of 148.0 with 85,370 cases.
• Quarterly surveillance indicates continued improvement, with 2,030 cases from January to March 2025 compared with 2,320 in October to December 2024.
• Local rates are most extreme in London, where all 15 highest‑incidence areas are located, led by Lambeth at 1,113.7 per 100,000.
• Outside the capital, the highest risks were reported in Manchester (271.4 per 100,000), Brighton (259.6), Salford (246.0), Liverpool (216.6) and Nottingham (203.8).