Year Operating New Deaths** Cremations Percentage
Crematoria Crematoria
1960 148 17 588,032 204,019 34.70
1970 206 2 638,834 353,981 55.41
1980 220 1 644,684 420,717 65.25
1981 220 0 642,268 421,597 65.64
1982 221 1 646,883 430,453 66.54
1983 221 0 643,062 431,531 67.10
1984 221 1* 629,226 421,571 67.00
1985 222 1 654,701 443,687 67.77
1986 223 1 644,670 440,997 68.40
1987 223 0 632,431 431,930 68.30
1988 223 0 637,104 436,850 68.57
1989 225 2 645,125 437,653 67.84
1990 225 0 629,629 438,066 69.57
1991 225 0 634,339 441,108 69.53
1992 226 1 622,410 437,000 70.21
1993 227 1 646,477 453,045 70.29
1994 228 1 616,335 434,223 70.45
1995 229 3* 630,396 445,574 70.07
1996 230 1 624,726 445,934 71.38
1997 234 4 619,721 446,305 72.02
* Includes replacement of existing crematorium.
** Sources ONS & General Register Office, Scotland, Crown copyright.
CREMATORIA carrying out the HIGHEST COUNTIES carrying out the HIGHEST NUMBER
NUMBER OF cremations in 1997 of cremations in 1997
SOUTH ESSEX 4751 LONDON (24 crematoria) 46,278
ELTHAM 4415 SCOTLAND (21 crematoria) 34,832
PORTCHESTER 4402 WEST MIDLANDS (12 crematoria) 24,078
RUISLIP 4267 GREATER MANCHESTER (12 crematoria) 21,688
CITY OF LONDON 4154 WALES (12 crematoria) 20,591
GLASGOW (DALDOWIE) 4130 YORKSHIRE WEST (11 crematoria) 17,063
BOLTON 4035 ESSEX (6 crematoria) 15,763
SOUTHAMPTON 3991 KENT (7 crematoria) 13,841
BOURNEMOUTH 3869 MERSEYSIDE (6 crematoria) 13,619
LEICESTER 3725 TYNE & WEAR (8 crematoria) 12,680
CREMATORIA having the highest percentage CREMATORIA which have carried out MOST
INCREASES on previous full year cremations since date of opening.
PONTEFRACT 55.43% GOLDERS GREEN (1902) 299,333
BRADFORD 43.14% MANCHESTER (Chorlton-cum-Hardy) (1892) 212,645
LYTHAM ST ANNES 30.18% LONDON (City of) (1904) 211,447
WEST WILTSHIRE 29.22% ENFIELD (1938) 199,582
GATESHEAD 26.22% EDINBURGH (Warriston) (1929) 199,156
THORNTON (Crosby) 15.54% NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE (1934) 196,010
LIVERPOOL (Springwood) 15.50% LONDON (South) (1936) 191,557
STOKE-ON-TRENT 13.90% NOTTINGHAM (1931) 184,699
INVERNESS 12.86% BOURNEMOUTH (1938) 182,684
SALFORD 12.58% SHEFFIELD (City Road) (1904) 177,424
CREMATORIA carrying out the MOST (recorded) CATHOLIC CREMATIONS in 1997
ST HELENS 610 MIDDLESBROUGH 400
GLASGOW (Daldowie) 476 BOLTON 390
LIVERPOOL (Anfield) 459 GLASGOW (The Linn) 355
LONDON (West) 415 GLASGOW (Maryhill) 349
BIRKENHEAD 405 ELTHAM 293
List of the first ten and the last ten CREMATORIA to be opened in Great Britain
WOKING, Surrey 1885 INVERNESS, Scotland 27 July 1995
MANCHESTER (Chorlton-cum-Hardy) 1892 SEMINGTON, West Wiltshire 29 January 1996
GLASGOW (Maryhill) Scotland 1895 FOREST OF DEAN, Gloucestershire 6 January 1997
LIVERPOOL (Anfield) Merseyside 1896 HARWOOD PARK, Hertfordshire 10 February 1997
HULL, Humberside 1901 EAST RIDING, Yorkshire 27 May 1997
DARLINGTON, Durham 1901 HOLMSFORD BRIDGE, Scotland 30 October 1997
LEICESTER, Leics. 1902 BASILDON & DISTRICT, Essex 30 April 1998
GOLDERS GREEN, London 1902 BASINGSTOKE, Hampshire 1 June 1998
BIRMINGHAM (Perry Barr) West Mids. 1903 HALTEMPRICE, Yorkshire 29 June 1998
LONDON (City of) 1904 GRENOSIDE, Sheffield, Yorkshire 14 August 1998
The Cremation Society acknowledges with thanks the co-operation of the Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities in compiling these statistics
* The total crematorium charges include the following services: Use of chapel, waiting rooms and all attendances,
Floral Decoration, Music (recorded or organ), Scattering/strewing of ashes, Medical Referee's Fee.
Total Since 1997 Total RCs April 1997 April 1998 *Total
CREMATORIA 1996 1997 Opening for County Recorded Cremation Cremation Crematorium
Fee from Fee from Charges from
AVON (6)
Bath 2,491 2,247 92,608 N/R 225.00 245.00 245.00
Bristol(Arno's Vale) 219 169 102,799 N/R 195.00 C L O S E D
Bristol(Canford) 2,113 2,107 94,641 9,745 65 235.00 245.00 245.00
Bristol(South) 1,863 1,942 41,701 70 235.00 245.00 245.00
Westerleigh 1,411 1,528 6,899 53 235.00 250.00 250.00
Weston Super Mare 1,697 1,752 40,468 34 230.00 250.00 250.00
BEDFORDSHIRE (2)
Bedford 1,463 1,473 48,006 48 180.00 190.00 207.50
Luton 2,690 2,351 86,263 3,824 N/R 170.00 180.00 196.00
BERKSHIRE (3)
Bracknell 1,614 1,583 30,048 67 200.00 215.00 215.00
Reading 2,219 2,298 93,658 5,680 112 205.00 215.00 215.00
Slough 1,898 1,799 53,992 110 170.00 180.00 180.00
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (2)
Amersham (Chilterns) 3,006 3,043 74,655 N/R 155.00 175.00 175.00
Milton Keynes 1,471 1,470 18,412 4,513 N/R 231.70 238.00 238.00
CAMBRIDGESHIRE (2)
Cambridge 2,974 2,967 109,174 N/R 200.00 239.00 239.00
Peterborough 2,236 2,214 69,529 5,181 N/R 195.00 205.00 205.00
CHESHIRE (5)
Chester 1,815 1,741 52,336 175 152.00 175.00 175.00
Crewe 1,204 1,166 36,379 N/R 173.00 190.50 190.50
Macclesfield 1,535 1,528 41,522 6,760 N/R 168.00 194.00 194.00
Warrington 1,751 1,703 50,012 184 155.00 208.00 208.00
Widnes 624 622 20,640 N/R 170.00 191.25 191.25
CLEVELAND (2)
Hartlepool 955 891 34,416 79 183.00 190.00 190.00
Middlesbrough 3,655 3,642 112,329 4,533 400 211.00 227.00 227.00
CORNWALL (2)
Bodmin 941 949 6,601 23 220.00 235.00 235.00
Truro 2,735 2,721 83,935 3,670 N/R 165.00 170.00 170.00
CUMBRIA (3)
Barrow-in-Furness 917 895 28,688 N/R 217.00 209.00 209.00
Carlisle 1,758 1,706 56,707 3,414 N/R 200.00 235.00 235.00
Distington (Whitehaven) 860 813 18,596 70 202.00 209.90 209.90
DERBYSHIRE (2)
Chesterfield 2,102 2,216 68,361 57 123.00 129.00 129.00
Derby 3,137 3,183 127,888 5,399 94 178.50 208.50 208.50
DEVON (5)
Barnstaple 1,345 1,360 33,153 35 168.00 185.00 197.00
Exeter 3,361 3,353 99,353 100 230.00 250.00 250.00
Plymouth (Efford) 1,399 1,522 82,143 10,351 N/R 202.00 212.00 212.00
Plymouth (Weston Mill) 1,465 1,405 42,907 N/R 202.00 212.00 212.00
Torquay 2,767 2,711 97,545 107 195.00 220.00 220.00
DORSET (3)
Bournemouth 3,766 3,869 182,684 157 171.00 191.70 191.70
Poole 2,338 2,404 25,056 7,434 92 171.00 188.70 188.70
Weymouth 1,237 1,161 47,929 N/R 209.00 230.00 230.00
DURHAM (2)
Darlington 1,986 1,768 83,583 N/R 173.00 190.00 190.00
Durham 2,301 2,424 65,611 4,192 85 110.00 125.00 125.00
ESSEX (7)
Basildon (opened April 98) 229.00 229.00
Chelmsford 2,556 2,606 63,542 N/R 180.00 185.00 185.00
Colchester 1,584 1,610 75,187 60 180.00 200.00 200.00
Harlow 1,969 1,913 44,489 15,763 95 186.00 196.00 196.00
Southend-on-Sea 3,483 3,337 121,355 N/R 208.00 229.00 229.00
South Essex 4,886 4,751 133,878 229 190.00 200.00 200.00
Weeley 1,529 1,546 16,765 N/R 216.00 216.00 216.00
GLOUCESTERSHIRE (2)
Cheltenham 2,153 2,127 83,803 N/R 160.00 190.00 190.00
Forest of Dean (opened Jan 97) 577 577 4,330 19 210.00 225.00 225.00
Gloucester 1,944 1,626 61,382 N/R 175.00 203.50 203.50
HAMPSHIRE (3)
Aldershot 2,510 2,583 71,559 64 170.00 195.00 195.00
Portchester 4,329 4,402 138,332 10,976 N/R 170.00 182.00 182.00
Southampton 3,981 3,991 151,975 N/R 195.00 201.00 201.00
HEREFORD & WORCESTER (3)
Hereford 1,358 1,272 37,124 N/R 165.00 190.00 202.00
Redditch 1,057 1,012 18,160 4,287 N/R 220.00 220.00 220.00
Worcester 1,902 2,003 56,035 N/R 195.00 205.00 205.00
HERTFORDSHIRE (2)
Harwood Park (opened Feb 97) 1,186 1,186 N/R 195.00 210.00 210.00
West Hertfordshire 3,605 3,465 126,972 4,651 168 195.00 195.00 195.00
HUMBERSIDE (3)
Great Grimsby 1,703 1,818 68,955 40 161.50 195.00 195.00
Hull 3,575 3,398 139,020 6,650 N/R 275.00 275.00 275.00
Scunthorpe 1,426 1,434 39,338 N/R 203.00 209.00 209.00
ISLE OF MAN (1)
Douglas 572 625 16,041 625 40 244.00 252.00 252.00
ISLE OF WIGHT (1)
Whippingham 1,551 1,438 43,507 1,438 64 220.00 242.00 242.00
KENT (7)
Barham 2,494 2,565 88,487 83 185.00 204.00 204.00
Charing 1,414 1,460 90,521 83 185.00 204.00 204.00
Folkestone 684 679 28,208 N/R 185.00 185.00 185.00
Maidstone 2,085 2,126 57,985 N/R 179.00 207.00 207.00
Margate 1,922 1,873 52,789 13,841 N/R 159.00 164.00 164.00
Medway 2,885 2,891 88,627 131 160.00 175.00 175.00
Tunbridge Wells 2,289 2,247 72,229 N/R 195.00 205.00 205.00
LANCASHIRE (7)
Accrington 1,030 1,012 37,740 129 160.00 170.00 170.00
Blackburn 1,574 1,610 53,423 272 160.00 192.00 192.00
Blackpool 2,216 1,940 123,627 189 200.00 210.00 210.00
Burnley 1,738 1,929 67,949 11,909 192 160.00 176.00 176.00
Lancaster & Morecamb e 1,929 1,927 61,627 113 210.00 225.00 225.00
Lytham St Annes 1,405 1,829 47,033 N/R 155.00 175.00 175.00
Preston 1,691 1,662 55,083 N/R 177.00 198.00 198.00
LEICESTERSHIRE (2)
Leicester 3,712 3,725 150,704 N/R 187.00 192.00 192.00
Loughborough 1,654 1,741 47,870 5,466 N/R 210.00 230.00 230.00
LINCOLNSHIRE (3)
Boston 1,817 1,784 40,426 38 165.00 175.00 175.00
Grantham 1,083 1,074 26,233 4,634 N/R 150.00 206.00 206.00
Lincoln 1,692 1,776 39,920 59 139.00 167.20 167.20
LONDON (24)
Beckenham 2,297 2,340 83,892 N/R 225.00 255.00 255.00
Croydon 2,326 2,281 132,060 195 242.00 248.00 248.00
Eltham 4,362 4,415 152,748 293 185.00 220.00 220.00
Enfield 3,318 3,139 199,582 N/R 190.00 220.00 230.00
Golders Green 2,473 2,434 299,333 191 240.00 255.00 255.00
Hendon 858 806 44,292 106 183.00 183.00 183.00
Honor Oak 1,569 1,522 113,919 182 215.00 226.00 226.00
Islington 1,166 1,051 43,879 N/R 170.00 175.00 175.00
Kingston-upon-Thames 981 940 57,777 N/R 212.00 221.00 221.00
Lambeth 869 954 39,942 87 230.00 240.00 240.00
Lewisham 1,919 1,822 67,695 N/R 208.00 225.00 225.00
London (City of) 4,179 4,154 211,447 N/R 235.00 241.00 241.00
London (East) 747 837 23,098 77 210.00 210.00 210.00
London (South) 1,722 1,514 191,557 46,278 N/R 220.00 240.00 240.00
London (West) 1,491 1,551 68,720 415 170.00 195.00 195.00
Manor Park 721 704 33,392 N/R 195.00 195.00 195.00
Mortlake 2,505 2,613 140,715 N/R 155.00 170.00 170.00
New Southgate 891 942 28,313 73 185.00 200.00 200.00
North East Surrey 1,905 2,027 67,238 N/R 175.00 190.00 190.00
Putney Vale 2,058 1,758 92,395 202 150.00 160.00 160.00
Ruislip 4,422 4,267 162,573 N/R 155.00 155.00 155.00
St Marylebone 779 836 75,573 103 200.00 215.00 215.00
South West Middlesex 2,780 2,766 116,734 N/R 150.00 150.00 150.00
West Norwood 552 605 34,744 N/R 230.00 240.00 240.00
MANCHESTER (GREATER) (12)
Altrincham 1,988 1,879 56,128 N/R 178.00 201.00 224.00
Bolton 3,900 4,035 154,440 390 177.00 195.00 195.00
Dukinfield 2,308 2,240 82,826 N/R 195.00 205.00 205.00
Eccles 882 914 41,260 166 196.00 220.00 220.00
Manchester (Blackley) 1,574 1,593 50,088 N/R 205.00 217.50 217.50
Manchester (Chorlton-cum-Hardy) 2,757 2,571 212,645 N/R 190.00 188.00 200.00
Middleton 759 779 21,741 21,688 N/R 181.00 195.00 195.00
Oldham 1,166 1,056 66,132 86 163.00 220.00 220.00
Rochdale 1,550 1,476 89,416 N/R 181.00 195.00 195.00
Salford 1,113 1,253 44,602 N/R 196.00 215.00 215.00
Stockport 2,452 2,501 119,200 N/R 193.00 218.00 225.00
Wigan 1,468 1,391 48,465 N/R 150.00 157.50 157.50
MERSEYSIDE (6)
Birkenhead 3,353 3,160 128,668 405 130.00 185.00 185.00
Liverpool (Anfield) 2,305 1,527 149,853 459 171.00 186.00 186.00
Liverpool (Springwood) 2,438 2,816 50,255 13,619 N/R 171.00 220.00 220.00
St Helens 2,154 2,383 51,562 610 138.00 141.00 141.00
Southport 1,871 1,897 57,292 N/R 145.00 170.00 170.00
Thornton (Crosby) 1,589 1,836 43,819 N/R 145.00 170.00 170.00
NORFOLK (4)
Great Yarmouth 1,824 1,793 39,698 55 148.00 158.00 158.00
King's Lynn 1,677 1,777 24,484 7,498 N/R 170.00 190.00 190.00
Norwich (Earlham Road) 1,308 1,242 32,666 N/R 170.00 195.00 195.00
Norwich (Horsham St Faith) 2,850 2,686 112,948 N/R 180.00 210.00 210.00
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (2)
Kettering 2,407 2,281 85,654 N/R 185.00 185.00 185.00
Northampton 1,955 1,904 75,699 4,185 61 230.00 250.00 250.00
NORTHUMBERLAND (1)
Blyth 1,701 1,636 50,390 1,636 N/R 105.00 117.00 117.00
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (3)
Bramcote 3,039 2,829 46,896 80 143.00 152.00 152.00
Mansfield 2,915 3,093 86,661 8,357 N/R 141.00 155.00 155.00
Nottingham 2,250 2,435 184,699 93 145.00 160.00 160.00
OXFORDSHIRE (1)
Oxford 3,237 3,268 121,706 3,268 129 230.00 250.00 250.00
SHROPSHIRE (1)
Shrewsbury 2,321 2,502 72,438 2,502 N/R 155.00 165.00 165.00
SOMERSET (2)
Taunton 2,133 2,305 61,996 N/R 175.00 186.00 186.00
Yeovil 1,600 1,607 32,711 3,912 N/R 194.00 200.00 200.00
STAFFORDSHIRE (4)
Bretby 1,291 1,311 26,132 39 170.00 190.00 190.00
Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,522 1,457 37,326 N/R 205.00 225.00 225.00
Stafford 1,452 1,472 32,397 6,305 N/R 165.00 182.00 182.00
Stoke-on-Trent 1,813 2,065 95,785 N/R 200.00 220.00 220.00
SUFFOLK (2)
Bury St.Edmunds 1,583 1,675 12,256 N/R 220.00 235.00 235.00
Ipswich 2,393 2,315 94,068 3,990 42 163.55 168.45 168.45
SURREY (3)
Guildford 1,722 1,680 46,008 N/R 210.00 222.00 222.00
Leatherhead 2,631 2,683 66,592 6,145 150 240.00 250.00 250.00
Woking 1,859 1,782 128,934 116 240.00 255.00 255.00
SUSSEX (EAST) (4)
Brighton (The Downs) 1,653 1,467 156,182 75 185.00 200.00 200.00
Brighton (Woodvale) 1,994 2,217 84,560 8,318 N/R 178.00 187.00 187.00
Eastbourne 3,044 3,102 91,172 N/R 228.00 248.00 248.00
Hastings 1,559 1,532 62,479 N/R 196.00 205.00 205.00
SUSSEX (WEST) (3)
Chichester 2,494 2,540 58,034 132 230.00 245.00 245.00
Crawley (Surrey & Sussex) 3,312 3,371 107,584 9,273 150 230.00 250.00 250.00
Worthing 3,452 3,362 99,367 230 199.00 235.00 235.00
TYNE & WEAR (8)
Birtley 839 599 28,817 54 119.00 151.00 151.00
Gateshead 1,049 1,324 38,250 201 119.00 151.00 151.00
Mountsett 1,370 1,320 38,075 68 150.00 165.00 165.00
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 3,436 3,467 196,010 12,680 N/R 188.00 217.50 217.50
South Shields 1,459 1,515 45,902 173 180.00 186.00 186.00
Sunderland 2,621 2,611 104,697 N/R 165.00 192.70 192.70
Tynemouth 1,105 1,087 35,234 N/R 177.40 222.50 222.50
Whitley Bay 827 757 26,024 N/R 177.40 222.50 222.50
WARWICKSHIRE (2)
Leamington Spa 2,211 2,272 41,178 100 137.00 150.00 150.00
Nuneaton 1,685 1,846 45,189 4,118 59 225.00 245.00 245.00
WEST MIDLANDS (12)
Birmingham (Lodge Hill) 2,537 2,383 147,809 183 227.00 262.00 262.00
Birmingham (Perry Barr) 1,311 1,319 129,461 114 240.00 250.00 250.00
Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield) 2,170 2,061 58,744 111 227.00 262.00 262.00
Birmingham (Yardley) 2,172 2,062 97,682 150 227.00 262.00 262.00
Coventry 2,946 2,951 128,262 N/R 152.00 215.00 215.00
Dudley 1,605 1,686 47,915 24,078 N/R 219.00 230.00 230.00
Rowley Regis 998 973 24,665 2 215.00 240.00 240.00
Solihull 2,228 2,210 69,081 N/R 180.00 230.00 230.00
Stourbridge 1,788 1,737 50,788 N/R 219.00 230.00 230.00
Walsall 1,883 1,920 54,001 N/R 155.00 178.00 178.00
West Bromwich 1,970 1,984 56,230 58 215.00 240.00 240.00
Wolverhampton 2,793 2,792 101,142 N/R 165.00 205.00 205.00
WILTSHIRE (3)
Salisbury 1,821 1,766 53,702 60 185.00 200.00 200.00
Swindon 1,867 1,903 47,388 4,925 146 146.00 190.00 190.00
West Wiltshire(opened 1996) 972 1,256 2,228 46 215.00 235.00 235.00
YORKSHIRE (EAST) (1)
East Riding (opened April 1997) 595 595 595 11 180.00 180.00 180.00
YORKSHIRE (NORTH) (4)
Harrogate 1,511 1,555 51,631 N/R 220.00 231.00 231.00
Scarborough 1,834 1,514 54,681 6,295 N/R 196.00 230.00 230.00
Skipton 935 1,039 40,458 N/R 160.00 170.00 170.00
York 2,282 2,187 69,483 93 270.00 310.00 310.00
YORKSHIRE (SOUTH) (5)
Barnsley 2,072 2,120 61,859 N/R 198.00 220.00 220.00
Doncaster 2,574 2,586 77,373 30 205.00 217.00 217.00
Rotherham 1,985 2,026 52,253 11,978 68 202.25 215.00 215.00
Sheffield (City Road) 2,714 2,738 177,424 N/R 218.00 235.00 235.00
Sheffield (Hutcliffe Wood) 2,536 2,508 51,894 N/R 218.00 235.00 235.00
YORKSHIRE WEST (11)
Bradford 1,145 1,639 102,502 250 172.00 193.00 193.00
Dewsbury Moor 1,551 1,571 53,734 N/R 190.00 218.00 218.00
Halifax 1,831 1,976 79,320 N/R 195.00 207.00 207.00
Huddersfield 1,847 1,637 72,996 47 198.00 218.00 218.00
Keighley 540 431 18,572 17,063 N/R 172.00 193.00 193.00
Leeds (Cottingley Hall) 1,501 1,552 74,201 N/R 185.00 205.00 205.00
Leeds (Lawnswood) 2,620 2,444 173,967 N/R 185.00 205.00 205.00
Pontefract 1,270 1,974 55,569 76 198.00 209.00 209.00
Rawdon 2,070 2,126 62,534 N/R 185.00 205.00 205.00
Shipley 1,556 1,004 51,241 67 172.00 193.00 193.00
Wakefield 1,516 709 34,496 19 198.00 209.00 209.00
SCOTLAND (21)
Aberdeen 2,600 2,532 102,729 N/R 160.00 220.00 220.00
Ayr 2,342 2,397 58,209 N/R 160.00 196.00 196.00
Cardross 572 571 16,274 N/R 225.00 250.00 250.00
Clydebank 1,860 1,860 41,944 236 185.00 205.00 205.00
Dundee 1,851 1,810 95,438 176 295.00 280.00 280.00
Dunfermline 738 739 16,619 28 155.00 200.00 200.00
Edinburgh (Mortonhall) 2,839 2,833 59,561 34,832 N/R 190.00 240.00 240.00
Edinburgh (Warriston) 2,637 2,540 199,156 N/R 205.00 250.00 250.00
Falkirk 2,175 2,132 50,719 N/R 190.00 199.00 199.00
Friockheim 543 506 2,231 11 277.70 277.70 277.70
Glasgow (Craigton) 1,177 1,111 52,942 182 225.00 240.00 240.00
Glasgow (Daldowie) 4,116 4,130 142,069 476 180.00 198.00 198.00
Glasgow (The Linn) 2,801 2,684 86,549 355 180.00 198.00 198.00
Glasgow (Maryhill) 1,843 1,772 127,249 349 190.00 200.00 200.00
Greenock 1,137 1,084 33,300 105 148.50 163.35 183.98
Inverness 490 553 1,231 9 200.00 206.00 206.00
Irvine (opened October 1997) 120 120 N/R 195.00 220.00 220.00
Kirkcaldy 1,838 1,825 61,744 50 155.00 200.00 200.00
Leith 943 846 40,635 N/R 220.00 275.00 275.00
Paisley 1,612 1,641 83,492 116 210.00 237.00 237.00
Perth 1,134 1,146 35,401 38 260.00 275.00 290.00
WALES (12)
Aberdare 1,296 1,315 27,766 N/R 134.00 143.00 143.00
Aberystwyth 370 398 1,291 15 220.00 240.00 240.00
Bangor 1,074 992 19,683 51 97.00 132.00 132.00
Bridgend 1,712 1,728 25,526 N/R 116.00 162.00 174.00
Cardiff 2,533 2,612 108,742 227 201.00 208.00 208.00
Colwyn Bay 1,844 1,957 65,578 20,591 N/R 181.00 186.00 186.00
Gwent 2,854 2,818 83,605 97 178.50 183.60 183.60
Margam 1,535 1,663 36,507 77 110.00 115.00 115.00
Narberth 1,303 1,241 28,136 35 155.00 180.00 185.00
Pontypridd 1,466 1,521 90,749 N/R 129.50 150.00 175.00
Swansea 2,788 2,831 99,071 109 132.00 148.00 148.00
Wrexham (Pentrebychan) 1,729 1,515 34,256 N/R 185.00 190.00 190.00
CHANNEL ISLANDS (2)
Guernsey 318 314 10,103 N/R 100.00 100.00 100.00
Jersey 522 525 14,050 839 77 130.00 133.00 133.00
NORTHERN IRELAND (1)
Belfast 1,975 2,071 44,807 2,071 151 90.00 93.00 93.00
TOTALS 445,934 446,305 16,461,1 446,305
1998 average cremation fee £204.68 1998 average total cremation charge £205.48