There are 86 coronial areas and 613 coroners in England and Wales. Using data from 12 September 2021, we present the number of PFDs written by coroner areas.
The above data is displayed below alongside information on the number of PFDs written by coroners in each area and the responses received or overdue. This table is searchable, filterable, and can be downloaded for use.
| area | number of reports | number of authors | no response | partial response | expected number of responses received | no response: proportion | partial response: proportion | expected number of responses received: proportion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Durham and Darlington | 61 | 8 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 0.262 | 0.049 | 0.689 |
| North Northumberland | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.273 | 0.182 | 0.545 |
| South Northumberland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Teesside and Hartlepool | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.167 | 0.083 | 0.75 |
| Gateshead and South Tyneside | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.067 | 0.533 |
| North Tyneside | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.0 | 0.667 |
| Sunderland | 35 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0.371 | 0.0 | 0.629 |
| Cheshire | 24 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0.417 | 0.167 | 0.417 |
| Cumbria | 47 | 15 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 0.255 | 0.0 | 0.745 |
| Manchester City | 49 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 0.469 | 0.143 | 0.388 |
| Manchester North | 92 | 14 | 50 | 30 | 12 | 0.326 | 0.13 | 0.543 |
| Manchester South | 305 | 17 | 174 | 111 | 20 | 0.364 | 0.066 | 0.57 |
| Manchester West | 102 | 18 | 60 | 36 | 6 | 0.353 | 0.059 | 0.588 |
| Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen | 40 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 0.675 | 0.025 | 0.3 |
| Blackpool and the Fylde | 32 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0.375 | 0.0 | 0.625 |
| Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Liverpool and the Wirral | 43 | 7 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 0.349 | 0.116 | 0.535 |
| East Riding and Hull | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| North Lincolnshire and Grimsby | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| York City | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.0 | 0.667 |
| North Yorkshire (Eastern) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| North Yorkshire (Western) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.167 | 0.5 |
| South Yorkshire (Eastern) | 43 | 11 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 0.372 | 0.0 | 0.628 |
| South Yorkshire (Western) | 54 | 15 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 0.333 | 0.037 | 0.63 |
| West Yorkshire (Eastern) | 76 | 13 | 41 | 33 | 2 | 0.434 | 0.026 | 0.539 |
| West Yorkshire (Western) | 56 | 14 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 0.571 | 0.125 | 0.304 |
| Derby and Derbyshire | 30 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.167 | 0.333 |
| Leicester City and South Leicestershire | 58 | 12 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 0.19 | 0.121 | 0.69 |
| Rutland and North Leicestershire | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Lincolnshire | 49 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 0.592 | 0.041 | 0.367 |
| Northamptonshire | 16 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0.438 | 0.188 | 0.375 |
| Nottinghamshire | 71 | 12 | 32 | 30 | 9 | 0.423 | 0.127 | 0.451 |
| Herefordshire | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin | 21 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0.429 | 0.048 | 0.524 |
| Staffordshire South | 59 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 3 | 0.322 | 0.051 | 0.627 |
| Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire | 37 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 0.405 | 0.027 | 0.568 |
| Warwickshire | 27 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0.519 | 0.074 | 0.407 |
| Birmingham and Solihull | 118 | 10 | 71 | 22 | 25 | 0.186 | 0.212 | 0.602 |
| Black Country | 71 | 9 | 36 | 25 | 10 | 0.352 | 0.141 | 0.507 |
| Coventry | 19 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0.632 | 0.0 | 0.368 |
| Worcestershire | 35 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0.371 | 0.029 | 0.6 |
| Bedfordshire and Luton | 54 | 8 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 0.259 | 0.056 | 0.685 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 24 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0.542 | 0.125 | 0.333 |
| Essex | 49 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 6 | 0.633 | 0.122 | 0.245 |
| Hertfordshire | 26 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0.192 | 0.0 | 0.808 |
| Norfolk | 80 | 6 | 53 | 24 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.038 | 0.662 |
| Suffolk | 36 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 0.528 | 0.083 | 0.389 |
| City of London | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.286 | 0.143 | 0.571 |
| East London | 81 | 8 | 37 | 40 | 4 | 0.494 | 0.049 | 0.457 |
| Inner North London | 195 | 14 | 112 | 66 | 17 | 0.338 | 0.087 | 0.574 |
| Inner South London | 106 | 21 | 58 | 27 | 21 | 0.255 | 0.198 | 0.547 |
| Inner West London | 56 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 0.446 | 0.25 | 0.304 |
| North London | 58 | 9 | 36 | 21 | 1 | 0.362 | 0.017 | 0.621 |
| South London | 32 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 0.562 | 0.094 | 0.344 |
| West London | 36 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 0.611 | 0.056 | 0.333 |
| Berkshire | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 0.433 | 0.167 | 0.4 |
| Brighton and Hove | 60 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 6 | 0.367 | 0.1 | 0.533 |
| Buckinghamshire | 16 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.438 | 0.062 | 0.5 |
| East Sussex | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0.417 | 0.167 | 0.417 |
| Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton | 65 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 0.415 | 0.169 | 0.415 |
| Isle of Wight | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0.526 | 0.158 | 0.316 |
| Central and South East Kent | 23 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0.565 | 0.043 | 0.391 |
| Mid Kent and Medway | 40 | 9 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| North East Kent | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.273 | 0.091 | 0.636 |
| North West Kent | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0.714 |
| Milton Keynes | 51 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 1 | 0.529 | 0.02 | 0.451 |
| Oxfordshire | 25 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.0 | 0.84 |
| Surrey | 104 | 13 | 50 | 33 | 21 | 0.317 | 0.202 | 0.481 |
| West Sussex | 62 | 15 | 41 | 17 | 4 | 0.274 | 0.065 | 0.661 |
| Avon | 73 | 17 | 30 | 36 | 7 | 0.493 | 0.096 | 0.411 |
| County Durham and Darlington | 61 | 8 | 42.0 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 0.26229508196721313 | 0.04918032786885246 | 0.6885245901639344 |
| North Northumberland | 11 | 2 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.2727272727272727 | 0.18181818181818182 | 0.5454545454545454 |
| South Northumberland | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Teesside and Hartlepool | 12 | 6 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.16666666666666666 | 0.08333333333333333 | 0.75 |
| Gateshead and South Tyneside | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 15 | 1 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.06666666666666667 | 0.5333333333333333 |
| North Tyneside | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3333333333333333 | 0.0 | 0.6666666666666666 |
| Sunderland | 35 | 6 | 22.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 0.37142857142857144 | 0.0 | 0.6285714285714286 |
| Cheshire | 24 | 9 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 0.4166666666666667 | 0.16666666666666666 | 0.4166666666666667 |
| Cumbria | 47 | 15 | 35.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.2553191489361702 | 0.0 | 0.7446808510638298 |
| Manchester City | 49 | 16 | 19.0 | 23.0 | 7.0 | 0.46938775510204084 | 0.14285714285714285 | 0.3877551020408163 |
| Manchester North | 92 | 14 | 50.0 | 30.0 | 12.0 | 0.32608695652173914 | 0.13043478260869565 | 0.5434782608695652 |
| Manchester South | 305 | 17 | 174.0 | 111.0 | 20.0 | 0.3639344262295082 | 0.06557377049180328 | 0.5704918032786885 |
| Manchester West | 102 | 18 | 60.0 | 36.0 | 6.0 | 0.35294117647058826 | 0.058823529411764705 | 0.5882352941176471 |
| Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen | 40 | 12 | 12.0 | 27.0 | 1.0 | 0.675 | 0.025 | 0.3 |
| Blackpool and the Fylde | 32 | 4 | 20.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.375 | 0.0 | 0.625 |
| Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Liverpool and the Wirral | 43 | 7 | 23.0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 0.3488372093023256 | 0.11627906976744186 | 0.5348837209302325 |
| East Riding and Hull | 10 | 4 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| North Lincolnshire and Grimsby | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| York City | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3333333333333333 | 0.0 | 0.6666666666666666 |
| North Yorkshire (Eastern) | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| North Yorkshire (Western) | 6 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3333333333333333 | 0.16666666666666666 | 0.5 |
| South Yorkshire (Eastern) | 43 | 11 | 27.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 0.37209302325581395 | 0.0 | 0.627906976744186 |
| South Yorkshire (Western) | 54 | 15 | 34.0 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 0.3333333333333333 | 0.037037037037037035 | 0.6296296296296297 |
| West Yorkshire (Eastern) | 76 | 13 | 41.0 | 33.0 | 2.0 | 0.4342105263157895 | 0.02631578947368421 | 0.5394736842105263 |
| West Yorkshire (Western) | 56 | 14 | 17.0 | 32.0 | 7.0 | 0.5714285714285714 | 0.125 | 0.30357142857142855 |
| Derby and Derbyshire | 30 | 9 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.16666666666666666 | 0.3333333333333333 |
| Leicester City and South Leicestershire | 58 | 12 | 40.0 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 0.1896551724137931 | 0.1206896551724138 | 0.6896551724137931 |
| Rutland and North Leicestershire | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Lincolnshire | 49 | 13 | 18.0 | 29.0 | 2.0 | 0.5918367346938775 | 0.04081632653061224 | 0.3673469387755102 |
| Northamptonshire | 16 | 5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.4375 | 0.1875 | 0.375 |
| Nottinghamshire | 71 | 12 | 32.0 | 30.0 | 9.0 | 0.4225352112676056 | 0.1267605633802817 | 0.4507042253521127 |
| Herefordshire | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin | 21 | 3 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 0.42857142857142855 | 0.047619047619047616 | 0.5238095238095238 |
| Staffordshire South | 59 | 2 | 37.0 | 19.0 | 3.0 | 0.3220338983050847 | 0.05084745762711865 | 0.6271186440677966 |
| Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire | 37 | 7 | 21.0 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 0.40540540540540543 | 0.02702702702702703 | 0.5675675675675675 |
| Warwickshire | 27 | 7 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 0.5185185185185185 | 0.07407407407407407 | 0.4074074074074074 |
| Birmingham and Solihull | 118 | 10 | 71.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 0.1864406779661017 | 0.211864406779661 | 0.6016949152542372 |
| Black Country | 71 | 9 | 36.0 | 25.0 | 10.0 | 0.352112676056338 | 0.14084507042253522 | 0.5070422535211268 |
| Coventry | 19 | 8 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.631578947368421 | 0.0 | 0.3684210526315789 |
| Worcestershire | 35 | 5 | 21.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 0.37142857142857144 | 0.02857142857142857 | 0.6 |
| Bedfordshire and Luton | 54 | 8 | 37.0 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 0.25925925925925924 | 0.05555555555555555 | 0.6851851851851852 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 24 | 13 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 0.5416666666666666 | 0.125 | 0.3333333333333333 |
| Essex | 49 | 5 | 12.0 | 31.0 | 6.0 | 0.6326530612244898 | 0.12244897959183673 | 0.24489795918367346 |
| Hertfordshire | 26 | 7 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.19230769230769232 | 0.0 | 0.8076923076923077 |
| Norfolk | 80 | 6 | 53.0 | 24.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0375 | 0.6625 |
| Suffolk | 36 | 7 | 14.0 | 19.0 | 3.0 | 0.5277777777777778 | 0.08333333333333333 | 0.3888888888888889 |
| City of London | 7 | 3 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.2857142857142857 | 0.14285714285714285 | 0.5714285714285714 |
| East London | 81 | 8 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 4.0 | 0.49382716049382713 | 0.04938271604938271 | 0.4567901234567901 |
| Inner North London | 195 | 14 | 112.0 | 66.0 | 17.0 | 0.3384615384615385 | 0.08717948717948718 | 0.5743589743589743 |
| Inner South London | 106 | 21 | 58.0 | 27.0 | 21.0 | 0.25471698113207547 | 0.19811320754716982 | 0.5471698113207547 |
| Inner West London | 56 | 12 | 17.0 | 25.0 | 14.0 | 0.44642857142857145 | 0.25 | 0.30357142857142855 |
| North London | 58 | 9 | 36.0 | 21.0 | 1.0 | 0.3620689655172414 | 0.017241379310344827 | 0.6206896551724138 |
| South London | 32 | 9 | 11.0 | 18.0 | 3.0 | 0.5625 | 0.09375 | 0.34375 |
| West London | 36 | 15 | 12.0 | 22.0 | 2.0 | 0.6111111111111112 | 0.05555555555555555 | 0.3333333333333333 |
| Berkshire | 30 | 5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 0.43333333333333335 | 0.16666666666666666 | 0.4 |
| Brighton and Hove | 60 | 4 | 32.0 | 22.0 | 6.0 | 0.36666666666666664 | 0.1 | 0.5333333333333333 |
| Buckinghamshire | 16 | 2 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.4375 | 0.0625 | 0.5 |
| East Sussex | 12 | 4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.4166666666666667 | 0.16666666666666666 | 0.4166666666666667 |
| Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton | 65 | 13 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 11.0 | 0.4153846153846154 | 0.16923076923076924 | 0.4153846153846154 |
| Isle of Wight | 19 | 3 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 0.5263157894736842 | 0.15789473684210525 | 0.3157894736842105 |
| Central and South East Kent | 23 | 8 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 0.5652173913043478 | 0.043478260869565216 | 0.391304347826087 |
| Mid Kent and Medway | 40 | 9 | 24.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| North East Kent | 11 | 6 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.2727272727272727 | 0.09090909090909091 | 0.6363636363636364 |
| North West Kent | 7 | 2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.14285714285714285 | 0.14285714285714285 | 0.7142857142857143 |
| Milton Keynes | 51 | 5 | 23.0 | 27.0 | 1.0 | 0.5294117647058824 | 0.0196078431372549 | 0.45098039215686275 |
| Oxfordshire | 25 | 6 | 21.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.16 | 0.0 | 0.84 |
| Surrey | 104 | 13 | 50.0 | 33.0 | 21.0 | 0.3173076923076923 | 0.20192307692307693 | 0.4807692307692308 |
| West Sussex | 62 | 15 | 41.0 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 0.27419354838709675 | 0.06451612903225806 | 0.6612903225806451 |
| Avon | 73 | 17 | 30.0 | 36.0 | 7.0 | 0.4931506849315068 | 0.0958904109589041 | 0.410958904109589 |
| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | 65 | 8 | 32.0 | 26.0 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.1076923076923077 | 0.49230769230769234 |
| Exeter and Greater Devon | 43 | 9 | 32.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 0.16279069767441862 | 0.09302325581395349 | 0.7441860465116279 |
| Plymouth, Torbay and South Devon | 44 | 6 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 0.45454545454545453 | 0.11363636363636363 | 0.4318181818181818 |
| Dorset | 35 | 11 | 21.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 0.2571428571428571 | 0.14285714285714285 | 0.6 |
| Gloucestershire | 32 | 4 | 20.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.28125 | 0.09375 | 0.625 |
| Somerset | 13 | 3 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.7692307692307693 | 0.0 | 0.23076923076923078 |
| Wiltshire and Swindon | 52 | 6 | 32.0 | 19.0 | 1.0 | 0.36538461538461536 | 0.019230769230769232 | 0.6153846153846154 |
| South Wales Central | 98 | 15 | 51.0 | 36.0 | 11.0 | 0.3673469387755102 | 0.11224489795918367 | 0.5204081632653061 |
| Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire | 21 | 5 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.3333333333333333 | 0.0 | 0.6666666666666666 |
| North Wales (East and Central) | 61 | 9 | 37.0 | 22.0 | 2.0 | 0.36065573770491804 | 0.03278688524590164 | 0.6065573770491803 |
| Ceredigion | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Gwent | 19 | 3 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 0.47368421052631576 | 0.05263157894736842 | 0.47368421052631576 |
| Swansea and Neath Port Talbot | 17 | 4 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.5882352941176471 | 0.0 | 0.4117647058823529 |
| North West Wales | 8 | 6 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.125 | 0.0 | 0.875 |
| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | 65 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 0.4 | 0.108 | 0.492 |
| Exeter and Greater Devon | 43 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 0.163 | 0.093 | 0.744 |
| Plymouth, Torbay and South Devon | 44 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 0.455 | 0.114 | 0.432 |
| Dorset | 35 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0.257 | 0.143 | 0.6 |
| Gloucestershire | 32 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 0.281 | 0.094 | 0.625 |
| Somerset | 13 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0.769 | 0.0 | 0.231 |
| Wiltshire and Swindon | 52 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 0.365 | 0.019 | 0.615 |
| South Wales Central | 98 | 15 | 51 | 36 | 11 | 0.367 | 0.112 | 0.52 |
| Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire | 21 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.0 | 0.667 |
| North Wales (East and Central) | 61 | 9 | 37 | 22 | 2 | 0.361 | 0.033 | 0.607 |
| Ceredigion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Gwent | 19 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0.474 | 0.053 | 0.474 |
| Swansea and Neath Port Talbot | 17 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0.588 | 0.0 | 0.412 |
| North West Wales | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.125 | 0.0 | 0.875 |
