Ambulance response to emergencies such as a stroke, every council ranked
The mean time the ambulance service covering this council took to reach category 2 calls, emergencies such as a stroke or a heart attack, against a standard of 18 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, 21 min. The council in the middle: Thanet, 33 min. Joint highest: 45 councils, 41 min.
| Place | Council | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 joint | County DurhamNorth East | 21 min |
| 1 joint | DarlingtonNorth East | 21 min |
| 1 joint | GatesheadNorth East | 21 min |
| 1 joint | HartlepoolNorth East | 21 min |
| 1 joint | MiddlesbroughNorth East | 21 min |
| 1 joint | Newcastle upon TyneNorth East | 21 min |
| 1 joint | North TynesideNorth East | 21 min |
| 1 joint | NorthumberlandNorth East | 21 min |
| 1 joint | Redcar and ClevelandNorth East | 21 min |
| 1 joint | South TynesideNorth East | 21 min |
| 1 joint | Stockton-on-TeesNorth East | 21 min |
| 1 joint | SunderlandNorth East | 21 min |
| 13 joint | Blackburn with DarwenNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | BlackpoolNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | BoltonNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | BurnleyNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | BuryNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | Cheshire EastNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | ChorleyNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | CumberlandNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | FyldeNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | HaltonNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | HyndburnNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | KnowsleyNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | LancasterNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | LiverpoolNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | ManchesterNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | OldhamNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | PendleNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | PrestonNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | Ribble ValleyNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | RochdaleNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | RossendaleNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | SalfordNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | SeftonNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | South RibbleNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | St. HelensNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | StockportNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | TamesideNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | TraffordNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | WarringtonNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | West LancashireNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | Westmorland and FurnessNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | WiganNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | WirralNorth West | 24 min |
| 13 joint | WyreNorth West | 24 min |
| 48 joint | BirminghamWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | BromsgroveWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | Cannock ChaseWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | CoventryWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | DudleyWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | East StaffordshireWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | HerefordshireWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | LichfieldWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | Malvern HillsWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | North WarwickshireWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | RedditchWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | RugbyWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | SandwellWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | ShropshireWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | SolihullWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | South StaffordshireWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | StaffordWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | TamworthWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | Telford and WrekinWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | WalsallWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | WarwickWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | WolverhamptonWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | WorcesterWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | WychavonWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 48 joint | Wyre ForestWest Midlands | 25 min |
| 78 | Isle of WightSouth East | 26 min |
| 79 joint | BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber | 27 min |
| 79 joint | BradfordYorkshire and the Humber | 27 min |
| 79 joint | CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber | 27 min |
| 79 joint | DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber | 27 min |
| 79 joint | East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber | 27 min |
| 79 joint | Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber | 27 min |
| 79 joint | KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber | 27 min |
| 79 joint | LeedsYorkshire and the Humber | 27 min |
| 79 joint | North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber | 27 min |
| 79 joint | RotherhamYorkshire and the Humber | 27 min |
| 79 joint | SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber | 27 min |
| 79 joint | WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber | 27 min |
| 79 joint | YorkYorkshire and the Humber | 27 min |
| 92 joint | Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | Bracknell ForestSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | BuckinghamshireSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | CherwellSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | East HampshireSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | EastleighSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | FarehamSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | GosportSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | HartSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | HavantSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | Milton KeynesSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | New ForestSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | OxfordSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | PortsmouthSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | ReadingSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | RushmoorSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | SloughSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | South OxfordshireSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | SouthamptonSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | Test ValleySouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | Vale of White HorseSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | West BerkshireSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | West OxfordshireSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | WinchesterSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East | 32 min |
| 92 joint | WokinghamSouth East | 32 min |
| 118 joint | AdurSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | ArunSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | AshfordSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | Brighton and HoveSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | CanterburySouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | ChichesterSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | CrawleySouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | DartfordSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | DoverSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | EastbourneSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | ElmbridgeSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | Epsom and EwellSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | Folkestone and HytheSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | GraveshamSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | GuildfordSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | HastingsSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | HorshamSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | LewesSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | MaidstoneSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | MedwaySouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | Mid SussexSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | Mole ValleySouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | Reigate and BansteadSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | RotherSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | RunnymedeSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | SevenoaksSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | SpelthorneSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | Surrey HeathSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | SwaleSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | TandridgeSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | ThanetSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | Tonbridge and MallingSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | Tunbridge WellsSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | WaverleySouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | WealdenSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | WokingSouth East | 33 min |
| 118 joint | WorthingSouth East | 33 min |
| 155 joint | Amber ValleyEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | AshfieldEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | Barking and DagenhamLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | BarnetLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | BassetlawEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | BexleyLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | BlabyEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | BolsoverEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | BostonEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | BrentLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | BromleyLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | BroxtoweEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | CamdenLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | CharnwoodEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | ChesterfieldEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | City of LondonLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | CroydonLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | DerbyEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | EalingLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | East LindseyEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | EnfieldLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | ErewashEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | GedlingEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | GreenwichLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | HackneyLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | Hammersmith and FulhamLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | HarboroughEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | HaringeyLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | HarrowLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | HaveringLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | High PeakEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | HillingdonLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | HounslowLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | IslingtonLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | Kensington and ChelseaLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | Kingston upon ThamesLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | LambethLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | LeicesterEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | LewishamLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | LincolnEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | MansfieldEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | MeltonEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | MertonLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | NewhamLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | North East DerbyshireEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | North East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber | 34 min |
| 155 joint | North KestevenEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | North LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber | 34 min |
| 155 joint | North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | North West LeicestershireEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | NottinghamEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | RedbridgeLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | Richmond upon ThamesLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | RushcliffeEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | RutlandEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | South DerbyshireEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | South HollandEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | South KestevenEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | SouthwarkLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | SuttonLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | Tower HamletsLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | Waltham ForestLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | WandsworthLondon | 34 min |
| 155 joint | West LindseyEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | 34 min |
| 155 joint | WestminsterLondon | 34 min |
| 225 joint | Bath and North East SomersetSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | BristolSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | CheltenhamSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | CornwallSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | CotswoldSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | DorsetSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | East DevonSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | ExeterSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | Forest of DeanSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | GloucesterSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | Isles of ScillySouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | Mid DevonSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | North DevonSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | North SomersetSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | PlymouthSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | SomersetSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | South GloucestershireSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | South HamsSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | StroudSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | SwindonSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | TeignbridgeSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | TewkesburySouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | TorbaySouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | TorridgeSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | West DevonSouth West | 37 min |
| 225 joint | WiltshireSouth West | 37 min |
| 252 joint | BaberghEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | BasildonEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | BedfordEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | BraintreeEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | BrecklandEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | BrentwoodEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | BroadlandEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | BroxbourneEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | CambridgeEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | Castle PointEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | Central BedfordshireEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | ChelmsfordEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | ColchesterEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | DacorumEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | East CambridgeshireEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | East HertfordshireEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | East SuffolkEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | Epping ForestEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | FenlandEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | Great YarmouthEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | HarlowEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | HertsmereEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | HuntingdonshireEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | IpswichEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | LutonEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | MaldonEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | Mid SuffolkEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | North HertfordshireEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | North NorfolkEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | NorwichEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | PeterboroughEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | RochfordEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | South CambridgeshireEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | South NorfolkEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | Southend-on-SeaEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | St AlbansEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | StevenageEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | TendringEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | Three RiversEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | ThurrockEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | UttlesfordEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | WatfordEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | Welwyn HatfieldEast of England | 41 min |
| 252 joint | West SuffolkEast of England | 41 min |
Not in this list
- 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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