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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 1,211 10 78 65% -24%
London Stable 979 7 60 60% -44%
South East Stable 922 11 63 62% -36%
West Midlands Stable 606 8 45 67% -18%
South West Stable 589 7 37 66% -48%
East of England Rising 511 7 53 70% -13%
Yorkshire and the Humber Stable 489 8 34 64% -44%
East Midlands Stable 420 6 36 66% -3%
Wales Stable 397 5 25 65% -40%
North East Stable 269 6 22 68% -21%

Trends by coroner jurisdiction

Sorted by 12-month trend
# Coroner area Region Trend 12m Total Response rate
1 Essex East of England Surging 25 123
62%
2 West Sussex South East Surging 16 144
74%
3 Suffolk East of England Surging 16 99
75%
4 Worcestershire West Midlands Surging 15 89
73%
5 East Riding Hull Yorkshire and the Humber Surging 14 58
67%
6 Northamptonshire East Midlands Surging 14 52
65%
7 Cumbria North West Surging 12 91
74%
8 Cheshire North West Surging 10 70
73%
9 Gwent Wales Surging 9 56
77%
10 Sunderland North East Surging 6 52
79%
11 Kent South East Rising 14 148
64%
12 Devon Plymouth Torbay South West Rising 12 122
67%
13 Dorset South West Rising 8 88
83%
14 North London London Rising 7 77
68%
15 Lancashire Blackburn Darwen North West Rising 6 67
51%
16 Blackpool Fylde North West Rising 6 59
66%
17 Staffordshire Stoke On Trent West Midlands Rising 6 57
63%
18 East Sussex South East New 4 32
91%
19 Oxfordshire South East New 3 37
84%
20 North Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber New 3 34
62%
21 Shropshire Telford Wrekin West Midlands New 3 30
57%
22 Teesside North East New 3 27
63%
23 Somerset South West New 2 33
52%
24 Buckinghamshire South East New 2 26
50%
25 North Northumberland North East New 1 26
73%
26 North Leicestershire Rutland East Midlands New 1 17
71%
27 Herefordshire West Midlands New 1 16
88%
28 Cornwall Isles Of Scilly South West Stable 11 140
74%
29 Nottinghamshire East Midlands Stable 11 140
68%
30 Inner West London London Stable 8 109
42%
31 County Durham Darlington North East Stable 8 109
69%
32 Hampshire Portsmouth Southampton South East Stable 7 107
53%
33 Black Country West Midlands Stable 6 92
52%
34 Bedfordshire Luton East of England Stable 6 80
69%
35 Liverpool Knowsley St Helens Sefton North West Stable 6 78
54%
36 Warwickshire West Midlands Stable 6 69
57%
37 Milton Keynes South East Stable 5 83
57%
38 West London London Stable 5 71
52%
39 Derby Derbyshire East Midlands Stable 4 67
60%
40 South Yorkshire East Yorkshire and the Humber Stable 4 63
75%
41 Tyne Wear North East Stable 4 54
57%
42 Cambridgeshire East of England Stable 3 49
63%
43 Greater Manchester South North West Cooling 26 512
71%
44 Inner North London London Cooling 19 341
72%
45 South Wales Central Wales Cooling 10 184
61%
46 East London London Cooling 10 182
60%
47 Birmingham Solihull West Midlands Cooling 8 194
77%
48 Surrey South East Cooling 8 190
55%
49 Inner South London London Cooling 8 147
50%
50 Greater Manchester West North West Cooling 6 132
63%
51 North Wales East Central Wales Cooling 6 111
62%
52 Greater Manchester North North West Cooling 5 133
58%
53 South Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber Cooling 5 103
64%
54 West Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber Cooling 5 101
55%
55 Berkshire South East Cooling 4 75
68%
56 Norfolk East of England Cooling 3 123
77%
57 West Yorkshire East Yorkshire and the Humber Cooling 3 122
67%
58 Leicester City South East Midlands Cooling 3 77
82%
59 Lincolnshire East Midlands Cooling 3 67
49%
60 South London London Cooling 3 52
44%
61 Avon South West Cooling 2 103
51%
62 Manchester North West Cooling 1 66
44%
63 Wiltshire Swindon South West Cooling 1 60
60%
64 Gloucestershire South West Cooling 1 43
58%
65 Brighton Hove South East Cooling 0 61
54%
66 Staffordshire South West Midlands Cooling 0 59
59%
67 Hertfordshire East of England Stable 0 36
69%
68 North West Wales Wales Stable 0 23
87%
69 Pembrokeshire Wales Stable 0 23
65%
70 Isle Of Wight South East Stable 0 19
37%
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 26 512 71%
2 Inner North London London Cooling 19 341 72%
3 Birmingham Solihull West Midlands Cooling 8 194 77%
4 Surrey South East Cooling 8 190 55%
5 South Wales Central Wales Cooling 10 184 61%
6 East London London Cooling 10 182 60%
7 Kent South East Rising 14 148 64%
8 Inner South London London Cooling 8 147 50%
9 West Sussex South East Surging 16 144 74%
10 Cornwall Isles Of Scilly South West Stable 11 140 74%
11 Nottinghamshire East Midlands Stable 11 140 68%
12 Greater Manchester North North West Cooling 5 133 58%
13 Greater Manchester West North West Cooling 6 132 63%
14 Norfolk East of England Cooling 3 123 77%
15 Essex East of England Surging 25 123 62%
16 Devon Plymouth Torbay South West Rising 12 122 67%
17 West Yorkshire East Yorkshire and the Humber Cooling 3 122 67%
18 North Wales East Central Wales Cooling 6 111 62%
19 Inner West London London Stable 8 109 42%
20 County Durham Darlington North East Stable 8 109 69%
21 Hampshire Portsmouth Southampton South East Stable 7 107 53%
22 Avon South West Cooling 2 103 51%
23 South Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber Cooling 5 103 64%
24 West Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber Cooling 5 101 55%
25 Suffolk East of England Surging 16 99 75%
26 Black Country West Midlands Stable 6 92 52%
27 Cumbria North West Surging 12 91 74%
28 Worcestershire West Midlands Surging 15 89 73%
29 Dorset South West Rising 8 88 83%
30 Milton Keynes South East Stable 5 83 57%
31 Bedfordshire Luton East of England Stable 6 80 69%
32 Liverpool Knowsley St Helens Sefton North West Stable 6 78 54%
33 North London London Rising 7 77 68%
34 Leicester City South East Midlands Cooling 3 77 82%
35 Berkshire South East Cooling 4 75 68%
36 West London London Stable 5 71 52%
37 Cheshire North West Surging 10 70 73%
38 Warwickshire West Midlands Stable 6 69 57%
39 Derby Derbyshire East Midlands Stable 4 67 60%
40 Lincolnshire East Midlands Cooling 3 67 49%
41 Lancashire Blackburn Darwen North West Rising 6 67 51%
42 Manchester North West Cooling 1 66 44%
43 South Yorkshire East Yorkshire and the Humber Stable 4 63 75%
44 Brighton Hove South East Cooling 0 61 54%
45 Wiltshire Swindon South West Cooling 1 60 60%
46 Staffordshire South West Midlands Cooling 0 59 59%
47 Blackpool Fylde North West Rising 6 59 66%
48 East Riding Hull Yorkshire and the Humber Surging 14 58 67%
49 Staffordshire Stoke On Trent West Midlands Rising 6 57 63%
50 Gwent Wales Surging 9 56 77%
51 Tyne Wear North East Stable 4 54 57%
52 South London London Cooling 3 52 44%
53 Northamptonshire East Midlands Surging 14 52 65%
54 Sunderland North East Surging 6 52 79%
55 Cambridgeshire East of England Stable 3 49 63%
56 Gloucestershire South West Cooling 1 43 58%
57 Oxfordshire South East New 3 37 84%
58 Hertfordshire East of England Stable 0 36 69%
59 North Yorkshire West Yorkshire and the Humber New 3 34 62%
60 Somerset South West New 2 33 52%
61 East Sussex South East New 4 32 91%
62 Shropshire Telford Wrekin West Midlands New 3 30 57%
63 Teesside North East New 3 27 63%
64 North Northumberland North East New 1 26 73%
65 Buckinghamshire South East New 2 26 50%
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 1 17 71%
70 Herefordshire West Midlands New 1 16 88%
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%