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147,743 deaths reported (2025) 35,987 inquests opened 654 PFDs issued 109 coroner areas

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

Key findings (2025). Inner North London issued the most Prevention of Future Deaths reports (43). Across all years, 2,778 PFDs have been issued from 2,264,730 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 South8.2
West Sussex, Brighton and Hove5.3
Inner North London5.2
South Northumberland5.0
Milton Keynes4.1
North Northumberland4.1
East London3.4
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly3.1
Northumberland2.6
North Yorkshire and York2.6
Kent and Medway2.5
Newcastle and North Tyneside2.3
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent2.3
Surrey2.3
Berkshire2.2

Key Findings

2,264,730 deaths reported to coroners across all years. 2778 Prevention of Future Deaths reports issued.
County Durham and Darlington ✕

National Summary by Year

Year Deaths Reported Inquests Opened Inquests Concluded PFDs Issued
2025 147,743 35,987 39,851 654
2024 174,824 36,660 40,441 711
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

County Durham and Darlington — Year by Year

Year Deaths Reported Inquests Opened Concluded PFDs Issued Avg Weeks Neglect Narrative
2015 2,894 518 555 0 — 0 31
2016 3,042 565 594 0 — 0 50
2017 2,905 417 452 0 — 0 43
2018 2,861 362 348 0 — 0 42
2019 3,012 352 342 0 — 0 50
2020 2,907 437 459 0 — 0 84
2021 2,801 422 494 6 — 0 110
2022 3,322 497 480 6 — 0 119
2023 2,793 579 593 9 — 0 177
2024 2,389 639 681 16 — 3 180
2025 2,085 653 698 8 — 1 187