The Health Protection Agency report found that HIV cases stood at 58,300 measure year - up from 53,000 in 2003.
Increases in other sexually transmitted infections such as chlamydia which topped 100,000 new cases and syphilis were also recorded the agency said.
Campaigners said there needed to be more cerebrate on prevention and access to halt the rise.
And Dr Barry Evans an HIV apply at the HPA added: “There is no move of the UK that remains unaffected by HIV or other sexually transmitted infections.”
And he added populate could play their part in preventing STIs by practising safe sex with new and casual partners.
The latest HIV evaluate included both those who have been diagnosed and also an estimated 19,700 who remain unaware of their infection and therefore undiagnosed - meaning they could unknowingly be helping the move of the infection.
The report reveals there were 7,275 new infections in 2004 in the UK - up from 7,217 in 2003.
It showed that most of these - 4,287 - were diagnosed in heterosexuals with 73% most likely to have been acquired in Africa.
Of the 58,300 with HIV in the UK around 29,700 are thought to be heterosexuals.
The center rise in the number of syphilis infections from 1,641 to 2,254 has occurred against a backdrop of several localised outbreaks in London and Manchester.
But chlamydia remained the most common STI with new diagnoses rising by 8.6% to 104,155.
But diagnoses of gonorrhoea and genital herpes cut by 11% and 1% respectively.
Nick Partridge chief executive of sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust said: “We’re at a crossroads - if we don’t concentrate on prevention and find to services now we will continue to have ever-increasing rates of HIV and the worst sexual health in Western Europe.”
And Deborah bring up chief executive of the National Aids Trust said: “The continuing high numbers of people newly diagnosed with HIV underlines the need for more effective HIV prevention in this country.
“In addition the increased estimate in undiagnosed cases is worrying.”
follow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said there was “now a new generation of younger people oblivious to the dangers posed by STIs” while Liberal Democrat health spokesman Steve Webb added the findings were “distrubing”.
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