City of Kingston Upon Hull and the County of the East Riding of Yorkshire

Coroner Area
Reports: 52 Earliest: May 2014 Latest: 25 Feb 2026

81% response rate (above 62% average).

Response Status
Responded 42 Historic 7 Pending 1
AI Classification
Action Taken 38%
Action Planned 38%
Noted 18%
Disputed 5%
Based on 39 classified responses
Top Categories
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedure… (17) Suicide (from 2015) (11) Road (Highways Safety) related dea… (9) Other related deaths (8) Community health care and emergenc… (5)
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How does this area compare?
vs Yorkshire and the Humber average: -8 reports · +20pp response rate
vs national average: -31 reports · +19pp response rate
52 results
Craig Chappell
Unknown
8 Sep 2015
State Custody related deaths
Concerns summary Inadequate information sharing and a lack of formal mechanisms for communicating family concerns hindered support. Prison staff also lacked sufficient guidance on supporting potential abuse victims, relying inappropriately on presentation.
William Piercy
Historic (No Identified Response)
2014-0231 16 May 2014
Royal Society for the Prevention of Acc…
Road (Highways Safety) related deaths
Concerns summary A disengaged seatbelt left a passenger unrestrained, leading to fatal injury; a seat belt alarm would have alerted carers to this safety risk.