Coventry

Coroner Area
Reports: 66 Earliest: Sep 2013 Latest: 4 Mar 2026

58% response rate (below 62% average).

Response Status
Responded 38 No Response 1 Historic 26 Pending 1
AI Classification
Action Taken 29%
Action Planned 57%
Noted 14%
Disputed 0%
Based on 7 classified responses
Top Categories
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedure… (24) Road (Highways Safety) related dea… (14) Suicide (from 2015) (7) Other related deaths (6) Mental Health related deaths (5)
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How does this area compare?
vs West Midlands average: -9 reports · -5pp response rate
vs national average: -17 reports · -4pp response rate
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Sean Fitzgerald
No Identified Response CC
2025-0341 8 Jul 2025
College of Policing West Midlands Police
Police related deaths
Concerns summary Inadequate national training and guidance on the timing of "armed police" announcements during tactical operations creates ambiguity, increasing risks of confusion and fatal consequences.