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Ambulance response to the most urgent calls, such as a cardiac arrest, every council ranked

The mean time the ambulance service covering this council took to reach category 1 calls, such as a cardiac arrest, against a standard of 7 minutes. It is the service’s figure, not one for the council: every council it covers shares it. Figures for September 2026, published for 296 councils in England. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.

Joint lowest: 12 councils, 6.3 min. The council in the middle: Solihull, 8.3 min. Joint highest: 27 councils, 9.5 min.

Ambulance response to the most urgent calls, such as a cardiac arrest, every council it is published for, lowest first
PlaceCouncilFigure
1 jointCounty DurhamNorth East6.3 min
1 jointDarlingtonNorth East6.3 min
1 jointGatesheadNorth East6.3 min
1 jointHartlepoolNorth East6.3 min
1 jointMiddlesbroughNorth East6.3 min
1 jointNewcastle upon TyneNorth East6.3 min
1 jointNorth TynesideNorth East6.3 min
1 jointNorthumberlandNorth East6.3 min
1 jointRedcar and ClevelandNorth East6.3 min
1 jointSouth TynesideNorth East6.3 min
1 jointStockton-on-TeesNorth East6.3 min
1 jointSunderlandNorth East6.3 min
13 jointBarking and DagenhamLondon7.1 min
13 jointBarnetLondon7.1 min
13 jointBexleyLondon7.1 min
13 jointBlackburn with DarwenNorth West7.1 min
13 jointBlackpoolNorth West7.1 min
13 jointBoltonNorth West7.1 min
13 jointBrentLondon7.1 min
13 jointBromleyLondon7.1 min
13 jointBurnleyNorth West7.1 min
13 jointBuryNorth West7.1 min
13 jointCamdenLondon7.1 min
13 jointCheshire EastNorth West7.1 min
13 jointCheshire West and ChesterNorth West7.1 min
13 jointChorleyNorth West7.1 min
13 jointCity of LondonLondon7.1 min
13 jointCroydonLondon7.1 min
13 jointCumberlandNorth West7.1 min
13 jointEalingLondon7.1 min
13 jointEnfieldLondon7.1 min
13 jointFyldeNorth West7.1 min
13 jointGreenwichLondon7.1 min
13 jointHackneyLondon7.1 min
13 jointHaltonNorth West7.1 min
13 jointHammersmith and FulhamLondon7.1 min
13 jointHaringeyLondon7.1 min
13 jointHarrowLondon7.1 min
13 jointHaveringLondon7.1 min
13 jointHillingdonLondon7.1 min
13 jointHounslowLondon7.1 min
13 jointHyndburnNorth West7.1 min
13 jointIslingtonLondon7.1 min
13 jointKensington and ChelseaLondon7.1 min
13 jointKingston upon ThamesLondon7.1 min
13 jointKnowsleyNorth West7.1 min
13 jointLambethLondon7.1 min
13 jointLancasterNorth West7.1 min
13 jointLewishamLondon7.1 min
13 jointLiverpoolNorth West7.1 min
13 jointManchesterNorth West7.1 min
13 jointMertonLondon7.1 min
13 jointNewhamLondon7.1 min
13 jointOldhamNorth West7.1 min
13 jointPendleNorth West7.1 min
13 jointPrestonNorth West7.1 min
13 jointRedbridgeLondon7.1 min
13 jointRibble ValleyNorth West7.1 min
13 jointRichmond upon ThamesLondon7.1 min
13 jointRochdaleNorth West7.1 min
13 jointRossendaleNorth West7.1 min
13 jointSalfordNorth West7.1 min
13 jointSeftonNorth West7.1 min
13 jointSouth RibbleNorth West7.1 min
13 jointSouthwarkLondon7.1 min
13 jointSt. HelensNorth West7.1 min
13 jointStockportNorth West7.1 min
13 jointSuttonLondon7.1 min
13 jointTamesideNorth West7.1 min
13 jointTower HamletsLondon7.1 min
13 jointTraffordNorth West7.1 min
13 jointWaltham ForestLondon7.1 min
13 jointWandsworthLondon7.1 min
13 jointWarringtonNorth West7.1 min
13 jointWest LancashireNorth West7.1 min
13 jointWestminsterLondon7.1 min
13 jointWestmorland and FurnessNorth West7.1 min
13 jointWiganNorth West7.1 min
13 jointWirralNorth West7.1 min
13 jointWyreNorth West7.1 min
81 jointAdurSouth East7.8 min
81 jointArunSouth East7.8 min
81 jointAshfordSouth East7.8 min
81 jointBrighton and HoveSouth East7.8 min
81 jointCanterburySouth East7.8 min
81 jointChichesterSouth East7.8 min
81 jointCrawleySouth East7.8 min
81 jointDartfordSouth East7.8 min
81 jointDoverSouth East7.8 min
81 jointEastbourneSouth East7.8 min
81 jointElmbridgeSouth East7.8 min
81 jointEpsom and EwellSouth East7.8 min
81 jointFolkestone and HytheSouth East7.8 min
81 jointGraveshamSouth East7.8 min
81 jointGuildfordSouth East7.8 min
81 jointHastingsSouth East7.8 min
81 jointHorshamSouth East7.8 min
81 jointLewesSouth East7.8 min
81 jointMaidstoneSouth East7.8 min
81 jointMedwaySouth East7.8 min
81 jointMid SussexSouth East7.8 min
81 jointMole ValleySouth East7.8 min
81 jointReigate and BansteadSouth East7.8 min
81 jointRotherSouth East7.8 min
81 jointRunnymedeSouth East7.8 min
81 jointSevenoaksSouth East7.8 min
81 jointSpelthorneSouth East7.8 min
81 jointSurrey HeathSouth East7.8 min
81 jointSwaleSouth East7.8 min
81 jointTandridgeSouth East7.8 min
81 jointThanetSouth East7.8 min
81 jointTonbridge and MallingSouth East7.8 min
81 jointTunbridge WellsSouth East7.8 min
81 jointWaverleySouth East7.8 min
81 jointWealdenSouth East7.8 min
81 jointWokingSouth East7.8 min
81 jointWorthingSouth East7.8 min
118 jointBarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber8.1 min
118 jointBradfordYorkshire and the Humber8.1 min
118 jointCalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber8.1 min
118 jointDoncasterYorkshire and the Humber8.1 min
118 jointEast Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber8.1 min
118 jointKingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber8.1 min
118 jointKirkleesYorkshire and the Humber8.1 min
118 jointLeedsYorkshire and the Humber8.1 min
118 jointNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber8.1 min
118 jointRotherhamYorkshire and the Humber8.1 min
118 jointSheffieldYorkshire and the Humber8.1 min
118 jointWakefieldYorkshire and the Humber8.1 min
118 jointYorkYorkshire and the Humber8.1 min
131 jointBirminghamWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointBromsgroveWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointCannock ChaseWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointCoventryWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointDudleyWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointEast StaffordshireWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointHerefordshireWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointIsle of WightSouth East8.3 min
131 jointLichfieldWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointMalvern HillsWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointNewcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointNorth WarwickshireWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointNuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointRedditchWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointRugbyWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointSandwellWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointShropshireWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointSolihullWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointSouth StaffordshireWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointStaffordWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointStaffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointStoke-on-TrentWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointStratford-on-AvonWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointTamworthWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointTelford and WrekinWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointWalsallWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointWarwickWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointWolverhamptonWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointWorcesterWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointWychavonWest Midlands8.3 min
131 jointWyre ForestWest Midlands8.3 min
162 jointAmber ValleyEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointAshfieldEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointBaberghEast of England8.7 min
162 jointBasildonEast of England8.7 min
162 jointBasingstoke and DeaneSouth East8.7 min
162 jointBassetlawEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointBedfordEast of England8.7 min
162 jointBlabyEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointBolsoverEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointBostonEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointBracknell ForestSouth East8.7 min
162 jointBraintreeEast of England8.7 min
162 jointBrecklandEast of England8.7 min
162 jointBrentwoodEast of England8.7 min
162 jointBroadlandEast of England8.7 min
162 jointBroxbourneEast of England8.7 min
162 jointBroxtoweEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointBuckinghamshireSouth East8.7 min
162 jointCambridgeEast of England8.7 min
162 jointCastle PointEast of England8.7 min
162 jointCentral BedfordshireEast of England8.7 min
162 jointCharnwoodEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointChelmsfordEast of England8.7 min
162 jointCherwellSouth East8.7 min
162 jointChesterfieldEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointColchesterEast of England8.7 min
162 jointDacorumEast of England8.7 min
162 jointDerbyEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointDerbyshire DalesEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointEast CambridgeshireEast of England8.7 min
162 jointEast HampshireSouth East8.7 min
162 jointEast HertfordshireEast of England8.7 min
162 jointEast LindseyEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointEast SuffolkEast of England8.7 min
162 jointEastleighSouth East8.7 min
162 jointEpping ForestEast of England8.7 min
162 jointErewashEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointFarehamSouth East8.7 min
162 jointFenlandEast of England8.7 min
162 jointGedlingEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointGosportSouth East8.7 min
162 jointGreat YarmouthEast of England8.7 min
162 jointHarboroughEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointHarlowEast of England8.7 min
162 jointHartSouth East8.7 min
162 jointHavantSouth East8.7 min
162 jointHertsmereEast of England8.7 min
162 jointHigh PeakEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointHinckley and BosworthEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointHuntingdonshireEast of England8.7 min
162 jointIpswichEast of England8.7 min
162 jointKing's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England8.7 min
162 jointLeicesterEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointLincolnEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointLutonEast of England8.7 min
162 jointMaldonEast of England8.7 min
162 jointMansfieldEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointMeltonEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointMid SuffolkEast of England8.7 min
162 jointMilton KeynesSouth East8.7 min
162 jointNew ForestSouth East8.7 min
162 jointNewark and SherwoodEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointNorth East DerbyshireEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointNorth East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber8.7 min
162 jointNorth HertfordshireEast of England8.7 min
162 jointNorth KestevenEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointNorth LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber8.7 min
162 jointNorth NorfolkEast of England8.7 min
162 jointNorth NorthamptonshireEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointNorth West LeicestershireEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointNorwichEast of England8.7 min
162 jointNottinghamEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointOadby and WigstonEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointOxfordSouth East8.7 min
162 jointPeterboroughEast of England8.7 min
162 jointPortsmouthSouth East8.7 min
162 jointReadingSouth East8.7 min
162 jointRochfordEast of England8.7 min
162 jointRushcliffeEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointRushmoorSouth East8.7 min
162 jointRutlandEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointSloughSouth East8.7 min
162 jointSouth CambridgeshireEast of England8.7 min
162 jointSouth DerbyshireEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointSouth HollandEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointSouth KestevenEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointSouth NorfolkEast of England8.7 min
162 jointSouth OxfordshireSouth East8.7 min
162 jointSouthamptonSouth East8.7 min
162 jointSouthend-on-SeaEast of England8.7 min
162 jointSt AlbansEast of England8.7 min
162 jointStevenageEast of England8.7 min
162 jointTendringEast of England8.7 min
162 jointTest ValleySouth East8.7 min
162 jointThree RiversEast of England8.7 min
162 jointThurrockEast of England8.7 min
162 jointUttlesfordEast of England8.7 min
162 jointVale of White HorseSouth East8.7 min
162 jointWatfordEast of England8.7 min
162 jointWelwyn HatfieldEast of England8.7 min
162 jointWest BerkshireSouth East8.7 min
162 jointWest LindseyEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointWest NorthamptonshireEast Midlands8.7 min
162 jointWest OxfordshireSouth East8.7 min
162 jointWest SuffolkEast of England8.7 min
162 jointWinchesterSouth East8.7 min
162 jointWindsor and MaidenheadSouth East8.7 min
162 jointWokinghamSouth East8.7 min
270 jointBath and North East SomersetSouth West9.5 min
270 jointBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West9.5 min
270 jointBristolSouth West9.5 min
270 jointCheltenhamSouth West9.5 min
270 jointCornwallSouth West9.5 min
270 jointCotswoldSouth West9.5 min
270 jointDorsetSouth West9.5 min
270 jointEast DevonSouth West9.5 min
270 jointExeterSouth West9.5 min
270 jointForest of DeanSouth West9.5 min
270 jointGloucesterSouth West9.5 min
270 jointIsles of ScillySouth West9.5 min
270 jointMid DevonSouth West9.5 min
270 jointNorth DevonSouth West9.5 min
270 jointNorth SomersetSouth West9.5 min
270 jointPlymouthSouth West9.5 min
270 jointSomersetSouth West9.5 min
270 jointSouth GloucestershireSouth West9.5 min
270 jointSouth HamsSouth West9.5 min
270 jointStroudSouth West9.5 min
270 jointSwindonSouth West9.5 min
270 jointTeignbridgeSouth West9.5 min
270 jointTewkesburySouth West9.5 min
270 jointTorbaySouth West9.5 min
270 jointTorridgeSouth West9.5 min
270 jointWest DevonSouth West9.5 min
270 jointWiltshireSouth West9.5 min

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  • Northern Ireland. Published for England only.
  • Scotland. Published for England only.
  • Wales. Published for England only.

NHS England, Ambulance Quality Indicators (AmbSYS), September 2026 · September 2026 · fetched 22 October 2026 · How this is measured

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