The Cremation Society of Great Britain

National Cremation Statistics 1960-2007

      Year    Operating       New          Deaths**    Cremations    Percentage
              Crematoria   Crematoria

      1960       148          17           588,032       204,019       34.70
      1970       206           2           638,834       353,957       55.41
      1980       220           1           644,684       420,717       65.26
      1990       225           0           629,629       438,066       69.58
      1991       225           0           634,339       441,108       69.54
      1992       226           1           622,410       437,000       70.21
      1993       227           1           646,477       453,045       70.08
      1994       228           1           616,719       434,223       70.41
      1995       229           3*          649,635       445,574       68.59
      1996       230           1           640,081       445,934       69.67
      1997       234           4           633,635       446,305       7O.44
      1998       238           4           633,062       439,145       69.37
      1999       241¹          3           635,785       444,169       69.86
      2000       243¹          2           611,960       437,609       71.50
      2001       243¹          0           605,835       428,383       70.71
      2002       244¹          1           609,943       437,124       71.66
      2003       245¹          1           615,177       442,538       71.94
      2004       246¹          1           588,753       424,835       72.16
      2005       249¹          3           586,829       424,684       72.37
      2006       251¹          2           576,211       416,881       72.35
      2007       254¹          3           578,716       417,920       72.22
   *    Includes replacement of existing crematorium.
   **   Source: Office for National Statistics.  Crown copyright material is reproduced with
        the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland.
        Figures as at 28th January 2009.
   ¹    Includes Arnos Vale which closed in 1998.

Cremation Comparisons

  CREMATORIA carrying out the HIGHEST          COUNTIES carrying out the HIGHEST NUMBER
     NUMBER OF cremations in 2007                      of cremations in 2007

ELTHAM                             4,031   LONDON               (24 crematoria)     35,806
PORTCHESTER                        4,000   SCOTLAND             (25 crematoria)     34,557
MIDDLESBROUGH                      3,641   WEST MIDLANDS        (12 crematoria)     21,183
SOUTH ESSEX                        3,509   WALES                (13 crematoria)     20,331
SOUTHAMPTON                        3,367   GREATER MANCHESTER   (13 crematoria)     19,130
BOURNEMOUTH                        3,316   YORKSHIRE WEST       (11 crematoria)     15,835
RUISLIP                            3,231   ESSEX                 (8 crematoria)     15,721
EXETER                             3,137   KENT                  (8 crematoria)     12,770
CRAWLEY (Surrey & Sussex)          3,110   MERSEYSIDE            (6 crematoria)     12,403
LEICESTER                          3,104   LANCASHIRE            (9 crematoria)     11,130


CREMATORIA having the highest percentage         CREMATORIA which have carried out MOST
    INCREASES on previous full year                  cremations since date of opening.

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME              29.55%   GOLDERS GREEN (1902)                    319,057
BRIGHTON (The Downs)              27.91%   LONDON (City of) (1904)                 246,231
PLYMOUTH (Weston Mill)            26.21%   MANCHESTER (Chorlton-cum-Hardy) (1892)  236,341
SHERWOOD FOREST                   17.96%   NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE (1934)              227,342
FRIOCKHEIM                        16.75%   ENFIELD (1938)                          226,503
ATHERTON (Howe Bridge)            13.11%   EDINBURGH (Warriston) (1929)            221,789
DUMFRIES (Roucan Loch)            12.52%   BOURNEMOUTH (1938)                      216,604
FOLKESTONE                        12.03%   NOTTINGHAM (1931)                       207,403
EDINBURGH (Seafield)              10.85%   LONDON (South)(1936)                    204,428
REDBRIDGE (Forest Park)           10.47%   RUISLIP (1958)                          200,285


         CREMATORIA carrying out the MOST (recorded) CATHOLIC CREMATIONS in 2007

PRESTON                              373   BIRKENHEAD                              275
GLASGOW (Craigton)                   358   BLACKBURN                               260
MANCHESTER (Chorlton-cum-Hardy)      331   SOUTHPORT                               240
GLASGOW (Maryhill)                   327   WARRINGTON                              238
ELTHAM                               277   BECKENHAM                               211

     List of the first ten and the last ten CREMATORIA to be opened in Great Britain

WOKING, Surrey                      1885   SITTINGBOURNE, Kent                   11 August 2004
MANCHESTER (Chorlton-cum-Hardy)     1892   HOLYTOWN, Scotland                       August 2004
GLASGOW (Maryhill) Scotland         1895   REDBRIDGE (Forest Park), Essex       1 February 2005
LIVERPOOL (Anfield) Merseyside      1896   DUMFRIES (Roucan Loch), Scotland       14 March 2005
HULL, Humberside                    1901   SHERWOOD FOREST, Nottingham         14 December 2005
DARLINGTON, Durham                  1901   WEST BERKSHIRE (Thatcham)            24 January 2006
LEICESTER, Leics.                   1902   SOUTH LANARKSHIRE, Scotland        12 September 2006
GOLDERS GREEN, London               1902   BURY, East Lancashire                      June 2007
BIRMINGHAM (Perry Barr) West Mids.  1903   CHORLEY (Charnock Richard), Lancashire 1 August 2007
LONDON (City of)                    1904   ALFORD, Lincolnshire                21 November 2007