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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.

PFD reports by region

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Report volume by region

Bar colour shows the 12-month trend: ■ Surging · ■ Rising · ■ Stable · ■ Cooling

Response rate by region

Share of reports with a published response: ■ 65%+ · ■ 50–64% · ■ below 50%

Region summary

PFD volume and response rate by ONS region
Region Trend Reports Areas Last 12m Response rate YoY
North West Stable 1,200 10 78 64% -27%
London Stable 975 7 67 59% -38%
South East Stable 925 11 73 62% -29%
West Midlands Stable 605 8 49 66% -14%
South West Stable 579 7 37 65% -47%
East of England Rising 505 7 55 69% flat
Yorkshire and the Humber Stable 485 8 40 65% -29%
East Midlands Rising 421 6 41 65% +24%
Wales Stable 395 5 26 65% -33%
North East Rising 268 6 26 67% +4%

Trends by coroner jurisdiction

Sorted by 12-month trend
# Coroner area Region Trend 12m Total Response rate
1 Essex East of England Surging 23 119
61%
2 West Sussex South East Surging 21 147
74%
3 Nottinghamshire East Midlands Surging 16 143
68%
4 Suffolk East of England Surging 15 95
73%
5 Cumbria North West Surging 13 91
74%
6 Northamptonshire East Midlands Surging 13 52
63%
7 Worcestershire West Midlands Surging 12 84
70%
8 Cheshire North West Surging 11 68
72%
9 East Riding Hull Yorkshire and the Humber Surging 11 53
68%
10 North London London Surging 9 78
68%
11 Warwickshire West Midlands Surging 8 71
56%
12 Tyne Wear North East Surging 6 54
56%
13 Gwent Wales Surging 6 53
75%
14 Sunderland North East Surging 6 51
78%
15 Kent South East Rising 14 146
62%
16 Hampshire Portsmouth Southampton South East Rising 10 107
53%
17 Bedfordshire Luton East of England Rising 9 82
68%
18 Liverpool Knowsley St Helens Sefton North West Rising 7 78
53%
19 South Yorkshire East Yorkshire and the Humber Rising 6 63
75%
20 South London London Rising 5 53
45%
21 East Sussex South East New 6 33
88%
22 North Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber New 5 34
59%
23 Shropshire Telford Wrekin West Midlands New 4 31
61%
24 Oxfordshire South East New 3 39
82%
25 Teesside North East New 3 27
59%
26 Somerset South West New 2 32
53%
27 North Northumberland North East New 2 27
70%
28 North Leicestershire Rutland East Midlands New 2 17
65%
29 Hertfordshire East of England New 1 36
69%
30 Buckinghamshire South East New 1 25
48%
31 East London London Stable 15 183
60%
32 Birmingham Solihull West Midlands Stable 14 197
77%
33 South Wales Central Wales Stable 14 185
61%
34 Devon Plymouth Torbay South West Stable 9 119
66%
35 Inner West London London Stable 9 109
40%
36 County Durham Darlington North East Stable 9 108
69%
37 South Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber Stable 7 104
64%
38 Black Country West Midlands Stable 7 93
53%
39 Dorset South West Stable 7 85
84%
40 West London London Stable 6 71
52%
41 Berkshire South East Stable 5 76
68%
42 Derby Derbyshire East Midlands Stable 5 67
60%
43 Lancashire Blackburn Darwen North West Stable 5 66
52%
44 Wiltshire Swindon South West Stable 5 60
58%
45 Blackpool Fylde North West Stable 5 58
64%
46 Lincolnshire East Midlands Stable 4 67
48%
47 Staffordshire Stoke On Trent West Midlands Stable 4 55
62%
48 Cambridgeshire East of England Stable 3 49
63%
49 Greater Manchester South North West Cooling 27 508
71%
50 Inner North London London Cooling 15 334
71%
51 Surrey South East Cooling 10 191
55%
52 Inner South London London Cooling 8 147
50%
53 Cornwall Isles Of Scilly South West Cooling 8 137
72%
54 West Yorkshire East Yorkshire and the Humber Cooling 6 123
67%
55 North Wales East Central Wales Cooling 6 111
62%
56 Greater Manchester West North West Cooling 5 131
63%
57 West Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber Cooling 5 100
56%
58 Greater Manchester North North West Cooling 4 131
57%
59 Norfolk East of England Cooling 4 123
77%
60 Avon South West Cooling 4 103
51%
61 Milton Keynes South East Cooling 3 81
54%
62 Gloucestershire South West Cooling 2 43
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 Pembrokeshire Wales Stable 0 23
65%
68 North West Wales Wales Stable 0 23
87%
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 South Northumberland North East Stable 0 1
0%
75 Peterborough East of England 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 Cooling 27 508 71%
2 Inner North London London Cooling 15 334 71%
3 Birmingham Solihull West Midlands Stable 14 197 77%
4 Surrey South East Cooling 10 191 55%
5 South Wales Central Wales Stable 14 185 61%
6 East London London Stable 15 183 60%
7 West Sussex South East Surging 21 147 74%
8 Inner South London London Cooling 8 147 50%
9 Kent South East Rising 14 146 62%
10 Nottinghamshire East Midlands Surging 16 143 68%
11 Cornwall Isles Of Scilly South West Cooling 8 137 72%
12 Greater Manchester North North West Cooling 4 131 57%
13 Greater Manchester West North West Cooling 5 131 63%
14 Norfolk East of England Cooling 4 123 77%
15 West Yorkshire East Yorkshire and the Humber Cooling 6 123 67%
16 Devon Plymouth Torbay South West Stable 9 119 66%
17 Essex East of England Surging 23 119 61%
18 North Wales East Central Wales Cooling 6 111 62%
19 Inner West London London Stable 9 109 40%
20 County Durham Darlington North East Stable 9 108 69%
21 Hampshire Portsmouth Southampton South East Rising 10 107 53%
22 South Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber Stable 7 104 64%
23 Avon South West Cooling 4 103 51%
24 West Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber Cooling 5 100 56%
25 Suffolk East of England Surging 15 95 73%
26 Black Country West Midlands Stable 7 93 53%
27 Cumbria North West Surging 13 91 74%
28 Dorset South West Stable 7 85 84%
29 Worcestershire West Midlands Surging 12 84 70%
30 Bedfordshire Luton East of England Rising 9 82 68%
31 Milton Keynes South East Cooling 3 81 54%
32 Liverpool Knowsley St Helens Sefton North West Rising 7 78 53%
33 North London London Surging 9 78 68%
34 Berkshire South East Stable 5 76 68%
35 Leicester City South East Midlands Cooling 1 75 80%
36 West London London Stable 6 71 52%
37 Warwickshire West Midlands Surging 8 71 56%
38 Cheshire North West Surging 11 68 72%
39 Derby Derbyshire East Midlands Stable 5 67 60%
40 Lincolnshire East Midlands Stable 4 67 48%
41 Manchester North West Cooling 1 66 41%
42 Lancashire Blackburn Darwen North West Stable 5 66 52%
43 South Yorkshire East Yorkshire and the Humber Rising 6 63 75%
44 Brighton Hove South East Cooling 0 61 54%
45 Wiltshire Swindon South West Stable 5 60 58%
46 Staffordshire South West Midlands Cooling 0 59 58%
47 Blackpool Fylde North West Stable 5 58 64%
48 Staffordshire Stoke On Trent West Midlands Stable 4 55 62%
49 Tyne Wear North East Surging 6 54 56%
50 Gwent Wales Surging 6 53 75%
51 South London London Rising 5 53 45%
52 East Riding Hull Yorkshire and the Humber Surging 11 53 68%
53 Northamptonshire East Midlands Surging 13 52 63%
54 Sunderland North East Surging 6 51 78%
55 Cambridgeshire East of England Stable 3 49 63%
56 Gloucestershire South West Cooling 2 43 58%
57 Oxfordshire South East New 3 39 82%
58 Hertfordshire East of England New 1 36 69%
59 North Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber New 5 34 59%
60 East Sussex South East New 6 33 88%
61 Somerset South West New 2 32 53%
62 Shropshire Telford Wrekin West Midlands New 4 31 61%
63 North Northumberland North East New 2 27 70%
64 Teesside North East New 3 27 59%
65 Buckinghamshire South East New 1 25 48%
66 Pembrokeshire Wales Stable 0 23 65%
67 North West Wales Wales Stable 0 23 87%
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 South Northumberland North East Stable 0 1 0%
75 Peterborough East of England Stable 0 1 0%