Coroner Reports on Deaths, Inquests, and Post-Mortems in England and Wales

England and Wales coroner statistics are compiled from annual manual returns submitted under the Coroners Act 1988. The Ministry of Justice publishes these National Statistics on deaths reported to coroners, inquests and post-mortems held, and treasure finds. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in deaths reported to coroners based on annual statistical returns.
• Study the volume and outcomes of coronial inquests based on the reported figures.
• Investigate the frequency of post-mortems ordered by coroners based on the described data.
• Monitor reports of treasure finds submitted to coroners under the described legislation.

Strengths

• Data is designated as National Statistics, indicating official status and quality assurance.
• Coverage includes all coroners in England and Wales, as mandated by the Coroners Act 1988.
• The dataset includes multiple reported metrics: deaths, inquests, post-mortems, and treasure finds.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:48.239420; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Justice

Collection Method

Manual statistical returns submitted by all coroners under the Coroners Act 1988.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:48.239420

Geography

England and Wales