England

East Midlands

Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Corrections log

7,710 people on asylum support in East Midlands

35 local authorities in this region. Rate of 15.2 per 10,000 residents. Average White British share: 85% (2021) projected to 69% by 2051. Accommodation and support at £107 per person per day is about £301M a year.

The population this sits in, and how it is projected to change, is on the sister site: East Midlands on UK Demographics. This page counts people on asylum support; that one counts everyone.

Local authorities ranked by asylum seekers on support

1,35241.557% → 26%2

1,33334.833% → 9%3

1,12740.966% → 34%4

North Northamptonshire

64116.980% → 56%5

West Northamptonshire

47810.875% → 50%6

28319.190% → 80%7

26423.284% → 67%8

19715.692% → 83%9

19216.987% → 68%10

18514.292% → 77%11

Hinckley and Bosworth

14312.191% → 79%12

13816.493% → 85%13

1249.495% → 89%14

12110.086% → 67%15

1107.596% → 92%16

Newark and Sherwood

1108.691% → 81%17

10815.075% → 47%18

1035.478% → 59%19

North West Leicestershire

1018.992% → 85%20

907.992% → 82%21

767.584% → 68%22

646.495% → 88%23

North East Derbyshire

605.696% → 91%24

604.786% → 71%25

494.693% → 86%26

South Derbyshire

363.090% → 80%27

352.894% → 90%28

343.182% → 63%29

Oadby and Wigston

325.260% → 28%30

302.983% → 60%31

162.993% → 68%32

91.095% → 90%33

81.991% → 64%34

10.188% → 74%35

Derbyshire Dales

00.096% → 69%

Click any area for the full profile. Rate = per 10,000 residents. WBI = White British Index (2021 → 2051 projected).