43.1 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2006 (40.4 per cent in England)
57.4 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2006 (40.4 per cent in England)
Herefordshire
26.2 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2006 (40.4 per cent in England)
Between 1998 and 2006, the teenage conception rate in Brighton and Hove fell by 10.4 per cent, compared with an average fall of 13.3 per cent across England. In Peterborough, it dropped by only 0.5 per cent, while in Herefordshire there was a significant drop of 29.6 per cent.
Source: Teenage Pregnancy Unit.
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