Coroner Service

Information and support from the Coroner Service

Coroner statistics 2023

The Coroner Statistics Tool is a dashboard which allows comparison of figures by coroner area and regional levels for all coroner-reported deaths in England and Wales. This data forms part of the Ministry of Justice Coroners Statistics Annual 2023 Publication.

Inquests

You can view the current inquests due to be held by the Bedfordshire and Luton Coroner Service in the table below.

Beneath the inquest information, you can find out more about our service, our duties, and who the coroner is. In addition, you will find information on bereavement support and support with deaths in custody.

How to search for information

You will need to add in a date range to view inquests. For example, the enquiry from date could be today's date and the enquiry to date could be 31/12/2026. Once you do that, you can view inquests in that date range. You can then also search by surname.

At the bottom of this page, there is a feedback button. Please use this if you feel the information appearing is incorrect.

Court attendance

Please note that attendance is in person unless agreed otherwise.

Press attendance

Members of the press can attend inquests in person or via video link in certain circumstances. Please email coroner.service@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk at least 24 hours in advance of the inquest you wish to attend.

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Date Time Inquest Name Age and place of death Coroner
23-04-2026 09:00 Police Update Hearing Coral PAYNE 89 years, Bedford Bina PATEL
23-04-2026 09:30 Police Update Hearing James Francis SHANNON 92 years, Sandy Bina PATEL
23-04-2026 10:00 Case Inquest Hearing Callum David WILKINSON 29 years, Bedfordshire Bina PATEL
23-04-2026 14:00 Fast track hearing James Frederick RUSSELL 75 years, Bedford Bina PATEL
23-04-2026 15:30 Fast track hearing Nicholas CLARKE 62 years, Luton Bina PATEL
27-04-2026 11:00 Case Inquest Hearing Richard John DOBBS 81 years, Luton Emma WHITTING
28-04-2026 10:00 Case Inquest Hearing Judith Edna GREEN 82 years, Bedford Emma WHITTING
28-04-2026 14:00 PIR Kishan PATEL 31 years, Toddington Emma WHITTING
29-04-2026 10:00 Case Inquest Hearing Anwar SEID 25 years, Luton Bina PATEL
29-04-2026 11:30 Case Inquest Hearing Joshua Luke John MARSDEN 23 years, Luton Bina PATEL
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