2001 Cremation Facts & Figures

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• 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%

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Cremation Cost & Number of Cremations in 2001

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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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