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PFD reports by region and coroner area

10 ONS regions 75 coroner jurisdictions

PFD reports across England and Wales. Trend badges compare each jurisdiction's reports in the last 12 months against its historical annual average: Surging double or more · Rising 20%+ above · Stable within ±20% · Cooling 20%+ below.

Region summary

PFD volume and response rate by ONS region
Region Trend Reports Areas Last 12m Response rate YoY
North West Stable 1,196 10 83 64% -30%
London Stable 967 7 74 58% -33%
South East Stable 910 11 80 61% -22%
West Midlands Stable 600 8 52 65% -7%
South West Stable 573 7 41 65% -38%
East of England Rising 498 7 51 69% -16%
Yorkshire and the Humber Rising 482 8 47 63% -6%
East Midlands Rising 416 6 43 64% +23%
Wales Stable 391 5 29 63% -24%
North East Rising 266 6 27 66% -7%

Trends by coroner jurisdiction

Sorted by 12-month trend
# Coroner area Region Trend 12m Total Response rate
1 Essex East of England Surging 21 115
62%
2 Kent South East Surging 17 145
60%
3 West Sussex South East Surging 16 140
74%
4 Nottinghamshire East Midlands Surging 16 139
65%
5 East Riding Hull Yorkshire and the Humber Surging 14 53
68%
6 Hampshire Portsmouth Southampton South East Surging 13 105
53%
7 Suffolk East of England Surging 13 93
72%
8 Cumbria North West Surging 13 91
74%
9 Northamptonshire East Midlands Surging 13 51
63%
10 Worcestershire West Midlands Surging 12 83
69%
11 North London London Surging 10 75
67%
12 Warwickshire West Midlands Surging 9 70
56%
13 Cheshire North West Surging 9 66
71%
14 South Yorkshire East Yorkshire and the Humber Surging 8 63
75%
15 Gwent Wales Surging 8 53
75%
16 Sunderland North East Surging 6 51
78%
17 East London London Rising 18 183
60%
18 Inner West London London Rising 11 109
39%
19 County Durham Darlington North East Rising 11 107
67%
20 Black Country West Midlands Rising 9 93
51%
21 Dorset South West Rising 9 84
83%
22 Bedfordshire Luton East of England Rising 8 81
68%
23 Tyne Wear North East Rising 5 53
55%
24 South London London Rising 5 52
42%
25 North Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber New 6 34
59%
26 East Sussex South East New 5 32
88%
27 Shropshire Telford Wrekin West Midlands New 3 30
60%
28 Teesside North East New 3 27
59%
29 Hertfordshire East of England New 2 36
69%
30 Oxfordshire South East New 2 36
78%
31 Somerset South West New 2 32
53%
32 North Northumberland North East New 2 27
70%
33 Buckinghamshire South East New 2 25
48%
34 North Leicestershire Rutland East Midlands New 2 17
65%
35 Greater Manchester South North West Stable 31 507
71%
36 Birmingham Solihull West Midlands Stable 15 195
76%
37 South Wales Central Wales Stable 15 181
59%
38 Surrey South East Stable 13 190
54%
39 Cornwall Isles Of Scilly South West Stable 9 137
72%
40 Devon Plymouth Torbay South West Stable 8 117
67%
41 West Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber Stable 8 100
53%
42 Avon South West Stable 7 103
50%
43 Liverpool Knowsley St Helens Sefton North West Stable 7 78
51%
44 Milton Keynes South East Stable 6 81
53%
45 Berkshire South East Stable 6 76
67%
46 West London London Stable 6 70
49%
47 Derby Derbyshire East Midlands Stable 6 67
60%
48 Lincolnshire East Midlands Stable 5 67
49%
49 Lancashire Blackburn Darwen North West Stable 5 66
52%
50 Blackpool Fylde North West Stable 5 57
63%
51 Staffordshire Stoke On Trent West Midlands Stable 4 55
62%
52 Cambridgeshire East of England Stable 3 49
63%
53 Gloucestershire South West Stable 3 43
56%
54 Inner North London London Cooling 17 332
71%
55 Inner South London London Cooling 7 146
49%
56 Greater Manchester West North West Cooling 7 131
61%
57 West Yorkshire East Yorkshire and the Humber Cooling 6 122
66%
58 North Wales East Central Wales Cooling 6 111
59%
59 Greater Manchester North North West Cooling 5 131
57%
60 South Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber Cooling 5 102
64%
61 Norfolk East of England Cooling 4 123
76%
62 Wiltshire Swindon South West Cooling 3 57
58%
63 Leicester City South East Midlands Cooling 1 75
80%
64 Manchester North West Cooling 1 66
41%
65 Brighton Hove South East Cooling 0 61
54%
66 Staffordshire South West Midlands Cooling 0 59
58%
67 North West Wales Wales Stable 0 23
87%
68 Pembrokeshire Wales Stable 0 23
65%
69 Isle Of Wight South East Stable 0 19
37%
70 Herefordshire West Midlands Stable 0 15
87%
71 North East North Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber Stable 0 6
67%
72 Wirral North West Stable 0 3
67%
73 North Yorkshire East Yorkshire and the Humber Stable 0 2
0%
74 Peterborough East of England Stable 0 1
0%
75 South Northumberland North East Stable 0 1
0%

Top coroner areas by volume

All-time PFD report counts
# Coroner area Region Trend 12m Total Response rate
1 Greater Manchester South North West Stable 31 507 71%
2 Inner North London London Cooling 17 332 71%
3 Birmingham Solihull West Midlands Stable 15 195 76%
4 Surrey South East Stable 13 190 54%
5 East London London Rising 18 183 60%
6 South Wales Central Wales Stable 15 181 59%
7 Inner South London London Cooling 7 146 49%
8 Kent South East Surging 17 145 60%
9 West Sussex South East Surging 16 140 74%
10 Nottinghamshire East Midlands Surging 16 139 65%
11 Cornwall Isles Of Scilly South West Stable 9 137 72%
12 Greater Manchester North North West Cooling 5 131 57%
13 Greater Manchester West North West Cooling 7 131 61%
14 Norfolk East of England Cooling 4 123 76%
15 West Yorkshire East Yorkshire and the Humber Cooling 6 122 66%
16 Devon Plymouth Torbay South West Stable 8 117 67%
17 Essex East of England Surging 21 115 62%
18 North Wales East Central Wales Cooling 6 111 59%
19 Inner West London London Rising 11 109 39%
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 7 103 50%
23 South Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber Cooling 5 102 64%
24 West Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber Stable 8 100 53%
25 Black Country West Midlands Rising 9 93 51%
26 Suffolk East of England Surging 13 93 72%
27 Cumbria North West Surging 13 91 74%
28 Dorset South West Rising 9 84 83%
29 Worcestershire West Midlands Surging 12 83 69%
30 Bedfordshire Luton East of England Rising 8 81 68%
31 Milton Keynes South East Stable 6 81 53%
32 Liverpool Knowsley St Helens Sefton North West Stable 7 78 51%
33 Berkshire South East Stable 6 76 67%
34 North London London Surging 10 75 67%
35 Leicester City South East Midlands Cooling 1 75 80%
36 West London London Stable 6 70 49%
37 Warwickshire West Midlands Surging 9 70 56%
38 Derby Derbyshire East Midlands Stable 6 67 60%
39 Lincolnshire East Midlands Stable 5 67 49%
40 Manchester North West Cooling 1 66 41%
41 Cheshire North West Surging 9 66 71%
42 Lancashire Blackburn Darwen North West Stable 5 66 52%
43 South Yorkshire East Yorkshire and the Humber Surging 8 63 75%
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 63%
48 Staffordshire Stoke On Trent West Midlands Stable 4 55 62%
49 Gwent Wales Surging 8 53 75%
50 Tyne Wear North East Rising 5 53 55%
51 East Riding Hull Yorkshire and the Humber Surging 14 53 68%
52 South London London Rising 5 52 42%
53 Sunderland North East Surging 6 51 78%
54 Northamptonshire East Midlands Surging 13 51 63%
55 Cambridgeshire East of England Stable 3 49 63%
56 Gloucestershire South West Stable 3 43 56%
57 Hertfordshire East of England New 2 36 69%
58 Oxfordshire South East New 2 36 78%
59 North Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber New 6 34 59%
60 Somerset South West New 2 32 53%
61 East Sussex South East New 5 32 88%
62 Shropshire Telford Wrekin West Midlands New 3 30 60%
63 Teesside North East New 3 27 59%
64 North Northumberland North East New 2 27 70%
65 Buckinghamshire South East New 2 25 48%
66 North West Wales Wales Stable 0 23 87%
67 Pembrokeshire Wales Stable 0 23 65%
68 Isle Of Wight South East Stable 0 19 37%
69 North Leicestershire Rutland East Midlands New 2 17 65%
70 Herefordshire West Midlands Stable 0 15 87%
71 North East North Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber Stable 0 6 67%
72 Wirral North West Stable 0 3 67%
73 North Yorkshire East Yorkshire and the Humber Stable 0 2 0%
74 Peterborough East of England Stable 0 1 0%
75 South Northumberland North East Stable 0 1 0%