Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton
Coroner Area
Reports: 105
Earliest: Mar 2014
Latest: 27 Jan 2026
70% response rate (above 62% average).
Benjamin Buckfield
No Identified Response
2025-0395
1 Aug 2025
Boomtown Festival
Hampshire and IOW Constabulary
Alcohol, drug and medication related deaths
Concerns summary
An unchecked, open trade in illegal drugs at the festival, combined with a policy that does not eject non-dealing possessors, creates a dangerous market and increases the risk of future drug-related deaths.
Dean Bray
No Identified Response
2024-0649
25 Nov 2024
Southern Health Foundation Trust
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary
Staff in seclusion rooms could not make emergency calls directly, and paramedics faced delays accessing a patient due to unknown and unshared direct ward access routes, hindering emergency response.