Below you will find UK cremation statistics from the year 2001. 2001 data is correct as of Jan 1st 2002
- The average cost of a cremation in 2001 was £252.54
- The most expensive crematorium in 2001 was York (£400) and the cheapest was Guernsey (£128.00)
- There were 427,944 cremations in the UK in 2001
- The busiest crematorium in 2001 was Eltham with 4,307
- Cremation rate in 2001 was 70.71%
Cremation Cost & Number of Cremations in 2001
Cremation in 2001 |
Position |
Crematorium |
Number of Cremations |
Position |
Crematorium |
Number of Cremations |
Position |
Crematorium |
Number of Cremations |
1 |
Eltham |
4307 |
82 |
Sheffield |
1954 |
163 |
Barnstaple |
1417 |
2 |
Glasgow |
4216 |
83 |
Worcester |
1931 |
164 |
Leeds |
1412 |
3 |
Portchester |
4211 |
84 |
Boston |
1922 |
165 |
Sheffield |
1412 |
4 |
South |
3999 |
85 |
Swindon |
1920 |
166 |
Rochdale |
1409 |
5 |
Ruislip |
3953 |
86 |
West |
1916 |
167 |
Great Yarmouth |
1407 |
6 |
Middlesbrough |
3727 |
87 |
Darlington |
1902 |
168 |
Lytham St Annes |
1400 |
7 |
London |
3685 |
88 |
Rawdon |
1901 |
169 |
Scunthorpe |
1386 |
8 |
Leicester |
3437 |
89 |
Colwyn |
1898 |
170 |
Harrogate |
1382 |
9 |
Bournemouth |
3412 |
90 |
Stoke-on-Trent |
1886 |
171 |
Gateshead |
1380 |
10 |
Southampton |
3366 |
91 |
Southport |
1882 |
172 |
Newcastle-under-Lyme |
1380 |
11 |
Bolton |
3312 |
92 |
King’s |
1880 |
173 |
Wigan |
1367 |
12 |
Worthing |
3298 |
93 |
Lancaster |
1879 |
174 |
South Shields |
1359 |
13 |
Crawley |
3252 |
94 |
Shrewsbury |
1849 |
175 |
Bretby |
1351 |
14 |
Exeter |
3197 |
95 |
Harwood |
1843 |
176 |
Honor Oak |
1344 |
15 |
West |
3194 |
96 |
North |
1833 |
177 |
Charing |
1335 |
16 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
3110 |
97 |
Leamington |
1829 |
178 |
Narberth |
1326 |
17 |
Amersham |
3030 |
98 |
Walsall |
1821 |
179 |
London |
1324 |
18 |
Birkenhead |
3019 |
99 |
Huddersfield |
1811 |
180 |
Bradford |
1297 |
19 |
Derby |
2961 |
100 |
Chester |
1810 |
181 |
Brighton |
1287 |
20 |
Mansfield |
2944 |
101 |
Pontefract |
1807 |
182 |
Shipley |
1282 |
21 |
Eastbourne |
2911 |
102 |
Rotherham |
1802 |
183 |
London |
1280 |
22 |
Edinburgh |
2819 |
103 |
Slough |
1797 |
184 |
Plymouth |
1277 |
23 |
Enfield |
2752 |
104 |
Warrington |
1795 |
185 |
Mountsett |
1269 |
24 |
Medway |
2733 |
105 |
Barnsley |
1792 |
186 |
Hereford |
1250 |
25 |
Torquay |
2722 |
106 |
Northampton |
1792 |
187 |
Manchester |
1249 |
26 |
Bramcote |
2715 |
107 |
Kirkcaldy |
1781 |
188 |
Crewe |
1231 |
27 |
Swansea |
2709 |
108 |
Bristol |
1775 |
189 |
Grantham |
1206 |
28 |
Gwent |
2690 |
109 |
Harlow |
1775 |
190 |
Salford |
1196 |
29 |
Cambridge |
2681 |
110 |
Aldershot |
1771 |
191 |
Weymouth |
1194 |
30 |
Oxford |
2672 |
111 |
Clydebank |
1752 |
192 |
Haltemprice |
1190 |
31 |
Coventry |
2666 |
112 |
Stourbridge |
1740 |
193 |
Birmingham |
1186 |
32 |
Leatherhead |
2617 |
113 |
Nuneaton |
1732 |
194 |
Aberdare |
1171 |
33 |
Southend-on-Sea |
2586 |
114 |
Great |
1729 |
195 |
Redditch |
1138 |
34 |
Truro |
2584 |
115 |
Altrincham |
1724 |
196 |
Bodmin |
1132 |
35 |
Cardiff |
2515 |
116 |
Weston |
1704 |
197 |
Scarborough |
1130 |
36 |
Doncaster |
2506 |
117 |
Bury |
1703 |
198 |
Wakefield |
1125 |
37 |
Sunderland |
2492 |
118 |
Woking |
1702 |
199 |
Perth |
1080 |
38 |
Wolverhampton |
2487 |
119 |
Carlisle |
1701 |
200 |
Tynemouth |
1027 |
39 |
Chelmsford |
2482 |
120 |
Loughborough |
1693 |
201 |
Greenock |
1017 |
40 |
South |
2465 |
121 |
Halifax |
1688 |
202 |
Glasgow |
1015 |
41 |
Chichester |
2461 |
122 |
Dundee |
1686 |
203 |
Irvine |
1012 |
42 |
Manchester |
2461 |
123 |
Margate |
1686 |
204 |
Bangor |
983 |
43 |
Nottingham |
2427 |
124 |
Sheffield |
1679 |
205 |
Rowley Regis |
971 |
44 |
Glasgow |
2411 |
125 |
Preston |
1642 |
206 |
Islington |
970 |
45 |
Norwich |
2383 |
126 |
Basingstoke |
1640 |
207 |
New Southgate |
962 |
46 |
Ipswich |
2382 |
127 |
Bridgend |
1640 |
208 |
East Rdiing |
945 |
47 |
Edinburgh |
2366 |
128 |
Weeley |
1622 |
209 |
Accrington |
935 |
48 |
Stockport |
2364 |
129 |
Birmingham |
1618 |
210 |
Barrow-in-Furness |
923 |
49 |
Aberdeen |
2362 |
130 |
Burnley |
1614 |
211 |
Hartlepool |
917 |
50 |
Leeds |
2353 |
131 |
Milton Keynes |
1608 |
212 |
Kingston-upon-Thames |
891 |
51 |
Barham |
2326 |
132 |
Glasgow |
1605 |
213 |
Telford |
888 |
52 |
Mortlake |
2324 |
133 |
Westerleigh |
1605 |
214 |
Hendon |
863 |
53 |
Peterborough |
2319 |
134 |
Dudley |
1604 |
215 |
Lambeth |
829 |
54 |
Belfast |
2317 |
135 |
Thornton |
1603 |
216 |
Distington |
815 |
55 |
Taunton |
2292 |
136 |
Macclesfield |
1601 |
217 |
Eccles |
814 |
56 |
Liverpool |
2272 |
137 |
Salisbury |
1590 |
218 |
Dunfermline |
813 |
57 |
Kettering |
2247 |
138 |
Wrexham |
1587 |
219 |
Skipton |
807 |
58 |
Poole |
2242 |
139 |
Bedford |
1583 |
220 |
Edinburgh |
760 |
59 |
Durham |
2240 |
140 |
Guildford |
1577 |
221 |
Whitley |
756 |
60 |
Birmingham |
2226 |
141 |
Lincoln |
1577 |
222 |
London |
750 |
61 |
Birmingham |
2184 |
142 |
Stafford |
1557 |
223 |
St |
744 |
62 |
Beckenham |
2159 |
143 |
Yeovil |
1547 |
224 |
Forest |
691 |
63 |
Chesterfield |
2159 |
144 |
Gloucester |
1543 |
225 |
Atherton |
666 |
64 |
Falkirk |
2127 |
145 |
Oldham |
1541 |
226 |
Folkestone |
647 |
65 |
Golders |
2125 |
146 |
Bracknell |
1532 |
227 |
Banbury |
627 |
66 |
Dukinfield |
2114 |
147 |
Blyth |
1530 |
228 |
Friockheim |
623 |
67 |
Brighton |
2112 |
148 |
Margam |
1514 |
229 |
Manor Park |
593 |
68 |
York |
2078 |
149 |
Putney |
1511 |
230 |
Birtley |
585 |
69 |
Luton |
2075 |
150 |
Ayr |
1506 |
231 |
Keighley |
575 |
70 |
Hull |
2072 |
151 |
Paisley |
1492 |
232 |
Inverness |
566 |
71 |
Solihull |
2072 |
152 |
Colchester |
1491 |
233 |
Widnes |
562 |
72 |
Tunbridge |
2058 |
153 |
West Wiltshire |
1488 |
234 |
Douglas |
555 |
73 |
Reading |
2042 |
154 |
Lewisham |
1483 |
235 |
Cardross |
547 |
74 |
Liverpool |
2039 |
155 |
Hastings |
1455 |
236 |
Jersey |
514 |
75 |
St |
2035 |
156 |
Basildon |
1454 |
237 |
West Norwood |
502 |
76 |
Maidstone |
2031 |
157 |
Plymouth |
1440 |
238 |
Middleton |
458 |
77 |
Croydon |
2030 |
158 |
Norwich |
1436 |
239 |
Coleshill |
431 |
78 |
Cheltenham |
2017 |
159 |
Pontypridd |
1434 |
240 |
Aberystwyth |
421 |
79 |
Bath |
2014 |
160 |
Dewsbury Moor |
1432 |
241 |
Guernsey |
338 |
80 |
Blackpool |
2009 |
161 |
Blackburn |
1424 |
242 |
Moray |
327 |
81 |
Bristol |
1968 |
162 |
Whippingham |
1420 |
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