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174,824 deaths reported (2024) 36,660 inquests opened 713 PFDs issued 108 coroner areas

Annual statistics on inquests, PFDs issued and processing times by coroner area. Source.

Key findings (2024). Manchester South issued the most Prevention of Future Deaths reports (59). Across all years, 2,126 PFDs have been issued from 2,116,987 reported deaths.

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PFDs per 1,000 Deaths

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PFD reports per 1,000 reported deaths across all indexed years; areas with at least 500 reported deaths
Coroner areaPFD reports per 1,000 deaths
Manchester South7.2
South Northumberland5.0
West Sussex, Brighton and Hove4.3
North Northumberland4.1
Inner North London4.0
Milton Keynes3.3
East London3.1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly2.8
North Yorkshire and York2.4
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent2.4
Newcastle and North Tyneside2.2
Northumberland2.1
Surrey2.0
Berkshire1.9
Blackpool and the Fylde1.9

Key Findings

2,116,987 deaths reported to coroners across all years. 2126 Prevention of Future Deaths reports issued.
Birmingham and Solihull ✕

National Summary by Year

Year Deaths Reported Inquests Opened Inquests Concluded PFDs Issued
2024 174,824 36,660 40,441 713
2023 194,939 36,853 40,297 569
2022 208,322 36,273 36,391 404
2021 195,093 32,762 33,051 440
2020 205,364 31,991 31,535 0
2019 210,838 29,969 32,133 0
2018 220,596 29,094 31,566 0
2017 229,703 31,559 34,885 0
2016 240,972 38,626 41,220 0
2015 236,336 32,857 36,201 0

Birmingham and Solihull — Year by Year

Year Deaths Reported Inquests Opened Concluded PFDs Issued Avg Weeks Neglect Narrative
2015 4,752 711 601 0 — 0 78
2016 4,978 780 746 0 — 0 94
2017 5,076 799 810 0 — 2 125
2018 5,162 682 695 0 — 0 128
2019 5,195 670 765 0 — 0 154
2020 5,693 794 732 0 — 1 190
2021 5,714 760 772 4 — 1 196
2022 5,849 823 795 21 — 0 199
2023 5,017 873 900 19 — 1 224
2024 4,367 914 966 22 — 0 223