Geographic Analysis

Geography

PFD reports across 10 ONS regions (North West, London, etc.) and 75 coroner jurisdictions (Inner South London, etc.). Map colours show report volume.

Trend badges compare each jurisdiction's reports in the last 12 months against its historical annual average (all-time total ÷ years on record): Surging = double or more   Rising = 20%+ above   Stable = within ±20%   Cooling = 20%+ below

PFD reports by region
Wales NW NE YH EM WM East SE SW LDN
Fewer
More
Report volume by region
Response rate by region
North West
Stable
1,195
reports across 10 areas
63% responded 90 in 12m
-25% vs prior 12 months
London
Stable
965
reports across 7 areas
57% responded 79 in 12m
-28% vs prior 12 months
South East
Stable
906
reports across 11 areas
60% responded 82 in 12m
-18% vs prior 12 months
West Midlands
Stable
595
reports across 8 areas
64% responded 52 in 12m
-10% vs prior 12 months
South West
Stable
572
reports across 7 areas
65% responded 44 in 12m
-35% vs prior 12 months
East of England
Surging
497
reports across 7 areas
68% responded 62 in 12m
+13% vs prior 12 months
Yorkshire and the Humber
Rising
482
reports across 8 areas
62% responded 51 in 12m
+6% vs prior 12 months
East Midlands
Rising
415
reports across 6 areas
63% responded 44 in 12m
+13% vs prior 12 months
Wales
Stable
391
reports across 5 areas
63% responded 33 in 12m
-13% vs prior 12 months
North East
Rising
263
reports across 6 areas
66% responded 26 in 12m
-10% vs prior 12 months

Trends by Coroner Jurisdiction

# Coroner Area Region Trend (12m) Reports (12m) Total Response Rate
1 Essex East of England Surging 25 115
61%
2 Suffolk East of England Surging 19 93
69%
3 Kent South East Surging 18 145
59%
4 Nottinghamshire East Midlands Surging 16 138
65%
5 Worcestershire West Midlands Surging 14 83
67%
6 East Riding Hull Yorkshire and the Humber Surging 14 53
64%
7 Hampshire Portsmouth Southampton South East Surging 13 105
53%
8 Cumbria North West Surging 13 91
69%
9 Northamptonshire East Midlands Surging 13 51
63%
10 Cheshire North West Surging 11 66
68%
11 South Yorkshire East Yorkshire and the Humber Surging 10 63
73%
12 North London London Surging 9 75
65%
13 Warwickshire West Midlands Surging 8 69
52%
14 Gwent Wales Surging 8 53
74%
15 South London London Surging 6 52
42%
16 Sunderland North East Surging 6 51
78%
17 East London London Rising 19 183
57%
18 South Wales Central Wales Rising 18 181
59%
19 West Sussex South East Rising 15 138
73%
20 County Durham Darlington North East Rising 11 107
67%
21 Inner West London London Rising 10 108
37%
22 Dorset South West Rising 9 84
83%
23 Milton Keynes South East Rising 9 81
53%
24 Lancashire Blackburn Darwen North West Rising 6 66
50%
25 North Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber New 6 34
59%
26 Oxfordshire South East New 4 36
78%
27 East Sussex South East New 4 32
84%
28 Somerset South West New 3 32
53%
29 Shropshire Telford Wrekin West Midlands New 3 30
57%
30 North Northumberland North East New 3 26
73%
31 Hertfordshire East of England New 2 36
69%
32 Teesside North East New 2 26
58%
33 Buckinghamshire South East New 2 25
48%
34 North Leicestershire Rutland East Midlands New 2 17
65%
35 Pembrokeshire Wales New 1 23
65%
36 Greater Manchester South North West Stable 35 506
71%
37 Inner North London London Stable 23 331
71%
38 Birmingham Solihull West Midlands Stable 15 192
75%
39 Surrey South East Stable 12 189
54%
40 Cornwall Isles Of Scilly South West Stable 9 137
72%
41 Devon Plymouth Torbay South West Stable 9 117
66%
42 West Yorkshire East Yorkshire and the Humber Stable 8 122
66%
43 Avon South West Stable 8 103
50%
44 West Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber Stable 8 100
52%
45 Black Country West Midlands Stable 8 92
51%
46 Bedfordshire Luton East of England Stable 7 80
68%
47 Liverpool Knowsley St Helens Sefton North West Stable 7 78
51%
48 Derby Derbyshire East Midlands Stable 6 67
60%
49 Lincolnshire East Midlands Stable 6 67
45%
50 Berkshire South East Stable 5 75
68%
51 West London London Stable 5 70
47%
52 Blackpool Fylde North West Stable 5 57
60%
53 Staffordshire Stoke On Trent West Midlands Stable 4 55
62%
54 Tyne Wear North East Stable 4 52
54%
55 Cambridgeshire East of England Stable 3 49
63%
56 Gloucestershire South West Stable 3 42
57%
57 Inner South London London Cooling 7 146
48%
58 Greater Manchester West North West Cooling 7 131
60%
59 Norfolk East of England Cooling 6 123
76%
60 North Wales East Central Wales Cooling 6 111
59%
61 Greater Manchester North North West Cooling 5 131
57%
62 South Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber Cooling 5 102
63%
63 Wiltshire Swindon South West Cooling 3 57
58%
64 Leicester City South East Midlands Cooling 1 75
80%
65 Manchester North West Cooling 1 66
41%
66 Brighton Hove South East Cooling 0 61
54%
67 Staffordshire South West Midlands Cooling 0 59
58%
68 North West Wales Wales 0 23
87%
69 Isle Of Wight South East 0 19
37%
70 Herefordshire West Midlands 0 15
87%
71 North East North Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber 0 6
67%
72 Wirral North West 0 3
67%
73 North Yorkshire East Yorkshire and the Humber 0 2
0%
74 Peterborough East of England 0 1
0%
75 South Northumberland North East 0 1
0%
# Coroner Area Region Trend (12m) Reports (12m) Total Response Rate
1 Greater Manchester South North West Stable 35 506
71%
2 Inner North London London Stable 23 331
71%
3 Birmingham Solihull West Midlands Stable 15 192
75%
4 Surrey South East Stable 12 189
54%
5 East London London Rising 19 183
57%
6 South Wales Central Wales Rising 18 181
59%
7 Inner South London London Cooling 7 146
48%
8 Kent South East Surging 18 145
59%
9 Nottinghamshire East Midlands Surging 16 138
65%
10 West Sussex South East Rising 15 138
73%
11 Cornwall Isles Of Scilly South West Stable 9 137
72%
12 Greater Manchester West North West Cooling 7 131
60%
13 Greater Manchester North North West Cooling 5 131
57%
14 Norfolk East of England Cooling 6 123
76%
15 West Yorkshire East Yorkshire and the Humber Stable 8 122
66%
16 Devon Plymouth Torbay South West Stable 9 117
66%
17 Essex East of England Surging 25 115
61%
18 North Wales East Central Wales Cooling 6 111
59%
19 Inner West London London Rising 10 108
37%
20 County Durham Darlington North East Rising 11 107
67%
21 Hampshire Portsmouth Southampton South East Surging 13 105
53%
22 Avon South West Stable 8 103
50%
23 South Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber Cooling 5 102
63%
24 West Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber Stable 8 100
52%
25 Suffolk East of England Surging 19 93
69%
26 Black Country West Midlands Stable 8 92
51%
27 Cumbria North West Surging 13 91
69%
28 Dorset South West Rising 9 84
83%
29 Worcestershire West Midlands Surging 14 83
67%
30 Milton Keynes South East Rising 9 81
53%
31 Bedfordshire Luton East of England Stable 7 80
68%
32 Liverpool Knowsley St Helens Sefton North West Stable 7 78
51%
33 Berkshire South East Stable 5 75
68%
34 Leicester City South East Midlands Cooling 1 75
80%
35 North London London Surging 9 75
65%
36 West London London Stable 5 70
47%
37 Warwickshire West Midlands Surging 8 69
52%
38 Derby Derbyshire East Midlands Stable 6 67
60%
39 Lincolnshire East Midlands Stable 6 67
45%
40 Lancashire Blackburn Darwen North West Rising 6 66
50%
41 Manchester North West Cooling 1 66
41%
42 Cheshire North West Surging 11 66
68%
43 South Yorkshire East Yorkshire and the Humber Surging 10 63
73%
44 Brighton Hove South East Cooling 0 61
54%
45 Staffordshire South West Midlands Cooling 0 59
58%
46 Wiltshire Swindon South West Cooling 3 57
58%
47 Blackpool Fylde North West Stable 5 57
60%
48 Staffordshire Stoke On Trent West Midlands Stable 4 55
62%
49 Gwent Wales Surging 8 53
74%
50 East Riding Hull Yorkshire and the Humber Surging 14 53
64%
51 Tyne Wear North East Stable 4 52
54%
52 South London London Surging 6 52
42%
53 Northamptonshire East Midlands Surging 13 51
63%
54 Sunderland North East Surging 6 51
78%
55 Cambridgeshire East of England Stable 3 49
63%
56 Gloucestershire South West Stable 3 42
57%
57 Hertfordshire East of England New 2 36
69%
58 Oxfordshire South East New 4 36
78%
59 North Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber New 6 34
59%
60 Somerset South West New 3 32
53%
61 East Sussex South East New 4 32
84%
62 Shropshire Telford Wrekin West Midlands New 3 30
57%
63 Teesside North East New 2 26
58%
64 North Northumberland North East New 3 26
73%
65 Buckinghamshire South East New 2 25
48%
66 North West Wales Wales 0 23
87%
67 Pembrokeshire Wales New 1 23
65%
68 Isle Of Wight South East 0 19
37%
69 North Leicestershire Rutland East Midlands New 2 17
65%
70 Herefordshire West Midlands 0 15
87%
71 North East North Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber 0 6
67%
72 Wirral North West 0 3
67%
73 North Yorkshire East Yorkshire and the Humber 0 2
0%
74 Peterborough East of England 0 1
0%
75 South Northumberland North East 0 1
0%