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During the life of Coronation Street, there have been a total of 237 deaths, ranging from natural causes to murder, disasters, accidents and suicide. Some deaths are minor characters, or characters that haven't been seen but mentioned by regular characters in the programme that maybe linked, for example, Minnie Caldwell's mother Amy Carlton was mentioned but not seen, and died off-screen in 1962.

Many regular characters are killed off-screen if the actor or actress portraying them have passed away in real life. For example, Bernard Youens, who played the role of Stan Ogden passed away in 1984, and the character was killed off-screen a few months later. Some characters aren't killed off even when the actor dies in real life (it could be some years after they departed). However, some characters are still worded as dead even after the actor who played them has died. For example, Violet Carson who played the famous Ena Sharples passed away in 1983, over three years after she left. The character hasn't been given a funeral on-screen, although references to the character intimate that she has died.

Historical deaths (eg. deaths of characters' parents which occurred years before the character appeared) are not included, except in cases where the deceased character had appeared in the programme and their cause of death and a rough timeframe are known, such as Elsie Tanner and Bill Gregory.

On-screen

No Name Date/Episode Details
1 May Hardman 30th December 1960

Inoperable brain tumour - died alone at 13 Coronation Street

2 Martha Longhurst 13th May 1964 Heart attack in the snug of the Rovers Return
3 Robert Maxwell 15th September 1965 Heart attack following a car crash
4 Vera Lomax 16th January 1967 Inoperable brain tumour
5 Harry Hewitt 4th September 1967 Crushed to death when the jack slipped on a van he was repairing
6 Joe Donelli 21st December 1970 Suicide - turned a gun on himself inside 5 Coronation Street
7 Valerie Barlow 27th January 1971 Electrocuted due to a plug not screwed down properly
8 Lynn Johnson 20th January 1975 Battered to death by husband Roy Johnson inside 9 Coronation Street
9 Janet Barlow 21st February 1977 Overdosed on sleeping tablets
10 Ernest Bishop 11th January 1978 Shot by Ed Jackson during a robbery at Baldwin's Casuals
11 Renee Roberts 30th July 1980 Car crash
12 Brian Tilsley 15th February 1989 Fatally stabbed by Darren Whateley outside a nightclub
13 Alan Bradley 8th December 1989 Ran over by tram in Blackpool
14 Ted Sullivan 9th September 1992 Inoperable brain tumour
15 Lisa Duckworth 12th February 1993 Ran over in Coronation Street by John Hargreaves
16 Brendan Scott 20th August 1993 Heart attack in the Corner Shop
17 Samir Rachid 2nd June 1995 Injuries sustained after being struck with a lead pipe by youths at the canalside
18 Joyce Smedley 21st February 1997 Ran over by Tony Horrocks
19 Derek Wilton 7th April 1997 Heart attack following a road rage incident
20 Don Brennan 8th October 1997 Car exploded after crashing into the viaduct at the end of Coronation Street
21 Babs Fanshawe 18th March 1998 Heart attack
22 Anne Malone 9th October 1998 Froze to death inside the freezer unit at Freshco's
23 Des Barnes 18th November 1998 Heart attack caused by head injury
24 Alf Roberts 1st January 1999 Suffered a fatal stroke at Nick Tilsley's 18th birthday party
25 Sidney Templeton 6th August 1999 Natural causes
26 Judy Mallett 26th September 1999 Collapsed from an embolism in the backyard of 9 Coronation Street
27 Simon 25th December 1999 Cardiac arrest
28 Jake Webster 5th June 2000 Group B Streptococcus infection
29 Alison Webster 7th June 2000 Ran into the path of an oncoming lorry
30 Jez Quigley 15th September 2000 Injuries sustained in a beating delivered by Jim McDonald
31 Dean Sykes 12th October 2000 Shot by police markswoman Emma Taylor following the Freshco siege
32 Alma Halliwell 17th June 2001 Cervical cancer - passed away peacefully at 5 Grasmere Drive
33 Edna Miller 19th September 2001 Found lying in Duggie Ferguson's bed at the Rovers Return - cause of death unknown
34 Dennis Stringer 2nd January 2002 Car crash
35 Duggie Ferguson 4th February 2002 Injuries sustained after falling through a bannister at The Ridings property development, and left to die by Richard Hillman
36 Patricia Hillman 20th May 2002 Beaten over the head with a spade by ex-husband Richard Hillman
37 Maxine Peacock 13th January 2003 Bludgeoned to death with a crowbar by Richard Hillman at 4 Coronation Street
38 Richard Hillman 14th March 2003 Drowned when he plunged his car into Weatherfield Canal
39 Billy Platt 2nd June 2004 Complications of premature birth
40 Tommy Harris 4th March 2005 Hit in the head with a wrench by daughter Katy Harris
41 Ray Langton 8th April 2005 Stomach cancer
42 Katy Harris 20th April 2005 Suicide - induced a diabetic coma by not taking medication. Passed away at Weatherfield General
43 Mike Baldwin 7th April 2006 Heart attack following a short period of Alzheimer's disease
44 Fred Elliott 9th October 2006 Suffered a stroke at 5 Grasmere Drive
45 Charlie Stubbs 15th January 2007 Injuries sustained in a frenzied attack by Tracy Barlow
46 Kasia Barowicz 16th April 2007 Accidental fall at Underworld
47 Paul Connor 6th June 2007 Car crash
48 Frank Nichols 3rd October 2007 Old age
49 Vera Duckworth 18th January 2008 Heart failure - passed away peacefully at 9 Coronation Street
50 Paul Connor 30th April 2008 Stillborn
51 Liam Connor 16th October 2008 Murdered by Jimmy Dockerson in a hit-and-run plotted by Tony Gordon
52 Mike Scott 30th January 2009 Blood clot on the lung - collapsed and died outside Weatherfield General in front of Janice Battersby
53 Colin Grimshaw 18th May 2009 Suffered a stroke inside 11 Coronation Street
54 Joe McIntyre 8th February 2010 Accidentally drowned in Lake Windermere whilst faking his own death
55 Robbie Sloane 7th June 2010 Fatally shot by Tony Gordon
56 Tony Gordon 9th June 2010 Perished in the fire he started inside Underworld
57 Colin Fishwick 30th July 2010 Collapsed during a heated argument with John Stape and Charlotte Hoyle. Had previously sustained a severe brain haemorrhage in a beating from Ben Fielding
58 Jack Duckworth 8th November 2010 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma - passed away peacefully at 9 Coronation Street
59 Taxi Driver (Tram Crash Victim) 6th December 2010 Tram derailment in Coronation Street
60 Ashley Peacock 8th December 2010 Killed when The Joinery collapsed
61 Molly Dobbs 9th December 2010 Killed when a tram crashed into the Corner Shop
62 Charlotte Hoyle 10th December 2010 Hit in the head with a hammer by John Stape. Died when her life support machine was turned off at Weatherfield General with the blessing of her parents
63 Joy Fishwick 10th January 2011 Smothered by John Stape
64 Edna Hargreaves 7th March 2011 Died under a hairdryer at Audrey's Salon - cause of death unknown
65 John Stape 28th October 2011 Injuries sustained in a car crash
66 Frank Foster 5th March 2012 Bludgeoned with a whisky bottle by Anne Foster
67 Lesley Kershaw 11th May 2012 Electrocuted whilst putting the toaster into the sink at 11 Coronation Street
68 Eric Babbage 25th February 2013 Natural causes
69 Toni Griffiths 20th March 2013 Killed in an explosion at the Rovers Return Inn, where a fire was started by Karl Munro
70 Sunita Alahan 3rd April 2013 Breathing tube removed by Karl Munro after suffering injuries in the Rovers fire
71 Hayley Cropper 20th January 2014 Took her own life at 16a Victoria Street after suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer
72 Tina McIntyre 2nd June 2014 Injuries sustained after being bludgeoned with a pipe by Rob Donovan
73 Kal Nazir 28th May 2015 Killed in an explosion following a fire which broke out inside 12 Victoria Court which was started by Tracy Barlow
74 Maddie Heath 1st June 2015 Injuries sustained after an explosion at the builder's yard caused by the fire at 12 Victoria Court, which was started by Tracy Barlow
75 Callum Logan 21st September 2015 Bludgeoned with a wrench by Kylie Platt inside 8 Coronation Street
76 Kylie Platt 15th July 2016 Blood loss after being stabbed by Clayton Hibbs
77 Michael Rodwell 18th November 2016 Heart attack caused by Pat Phelan, who then watched him die
78 Ruairi McDonald 11th January 2017 Stillborn due to premature birth
79 Vinny Ashford 27th October 2017 Shot by Andy Carver under coercive instructions of Pat Phelan
80 Andy Carver 27th October 2017 Shot by Pat Phelan
81 Luke Britton 5th January 2018 Burned to death after his car's petrol tank exploded when Pat Phelan fired his gun at it
82 Pat Phelan 1st June 2018 Stabbed by Anna Windass, bled to death when he took the knife out of his body
83 Hassan Habeeb 17th August 2018 Stroke
84 Cormac Truman 18th September 2018 Drug overdose
85 Ronan Truman 12th October 2018 Impaled by fence after causing a car crash
86 Lewis Archer 1st January 2019 Unknown
87 Rana Habeeb 20th March 2019 Crushed when the roof of Underworld collapsed, which was later revealed to have been caused by Gary Windass
88 Rick Neelan 19th June 2019 Bludgeoned with a rock in self-defence by Gary Windass
89 Sinead Osbourne 25th October 2019 Cervical cancer
90 Richard Lucas 18th December 2019 Heart attack
91 Derek Milligan 25th December 2019 Fell from the top of the stairs of the helter-skelter at Weatherfield Winter Wonderland
92 Robert Preston 25th December 2019 Accidentally shot by Derek Milligan
93 Oliver Battersby 27th November 2020 Mitochondrial disease
94 Geoff Metcalfe 9th December 2020 Fell off the roof of 6 Coronation Street
95 Seb Franklin 7th May 2021 Brain haemorrhage following an unprovoked gang attack led by Corey Brent
96 Johnny Connor 18th October 2021 Drowned in the sewers after helping to rescue estranged wife Jenny
97 Hashim Elamin 10th December 2021 Heart attack
98 Laura Neelan 8th April 2022 Stomach cancer
99 Imran Habeeb 30th May 2022 Cardiac arrest following a car crash
100 Leo Thompkins 26th September 2022 Dumped off the Underworld gantry by Stephen Reid
101 Teddy Thompkins 20th January 2023 Bludgeoned with a hole punch by Stephen Reid
102 Rufus Donahue 12th April 2023 Forcibly drowned by Stephen Reid in his own swimming pool
103 Stephen Reid 13th October 2023 Ran over by Peter Barlow

Off-screen

No Name Date/Episode Details
1 Ida Barlow 11th September 1961 Hit by a bus in Gray Street
2 Joan Walker Late March 1962 Cause of death unknown
3 Amy Carlton 4th July 1962 Old age
4 Councillor Woodstock September 1962 Cause of death unknown
5 Colin Appleby 12th October 1962 Car crash
6 Alice Raybould 21st March 1963 Natural causes
7 Susan Schofield 27th January 1964 Hit by a lorry outside Bessie Street School
8 Nellie Bailey 18th October 1964 Cancer
9 Nellie Booth Late 1964 Cause of death unknown
10 Mrs. Briggs Late 1964 Cause of death unknown
11 Ernie Lewthwaite 23rd November 1966 Heart attack
12 Sonia Peters 10th May 1967 Crushed when a goods train derailed off the viaduct
13 Steve Tanner 25th September 1968 Pushed down a flight of stairs by Joe Donelli
14 Caroline Bishop 13th June 1969 Cause of death unknown
15 Reg Ellis 5th November 1969 Injuries sustained after Lake District coach crash
16 David Barlow 8th April 1970 Killed in a car crash in Australia
17 Darren Barlow 9th April 1970 Killed in a car crash in Australia
18 Jack Walker 30th June 1970 Heart attack
19 Phyllis Roberts 18th September 1972 Cancer
20 Herbert James 27th April 1973 Heart attack
21 Tom Schofield 7th May 1973 Old age
22 Cyril Turpin 25th February 1974 Heart attack
23 Martin Downes March 1975 Car crash while serving the army in Northern Ireland
24 Edna Gee 1st October 1975 Burned to death in the Mark Brittain Warehouse fire
25 Jerry Booth 10th November 1975 Heart attack
26 Edith Platt 17th August 1977 Heart attack
27 Dora Entwistle Early 1980 Cause of death unknown
28 Monty Shawcross 9th November 1980 Heart attack
29 Amy Wilton 1981 Cause of death unknown
30 Edward Wormold 1981 Cause of death unknown
31 Arnold Swain December 1981 Natural causes
32 Frankie Baldwin 4th July 1982 Heart attack
33 Archie Crabtree 16th May 1983 Stroke
34 Len Fairclough 7th December 1983 Motorway accident. Len was returning from a date with Marjorie Proctor
35 Bert Tilsley 16th January 1984 Natural causes
36 Albert Tatlock 14th May 1984 Heart attack
37 Stan Ogden 21st November 1984 Illness
38 Don Ashton 3rd June 1985 Drowned when car plunged into the canal
39 Pat Bradley 6th January 1986 Hit by a car
40 Ada Arrowsmith 23rd April 1986 Pneumonia
41 Joan Lowther 23rd November 1987 Heart attack following an attack by intruders at her home
42 Eddie Seddon 11th January 1989 Injuries sustained in a lorry crash
43 Peter Ingram 17th August 1990 Heart attack
44 Amy Burton 18th February 1991 Heart attack
45 Joyce Shaw 15th July 1991 Heart attack
46 Sandra Arden 19th July 1991 Car crash in Whitby
47 Tim Arden 19th July 1991 Car crash in Whitby
48 Cyril Marsden 24th November 1991 Natural causes
49 Harry Redman December 1991 Cause of death unknown
50 Katie McDonald 3rd January 1992 Complications of premature birth
51 Nobby Clarke 1992 Cause of death unknown
52 Arthur Titchum February 1992 Heart attack
53 Les Curry 4th May 1993 Heart attack
54 Joss Shackleton 8th November 1993 Natural causes
55 Mandy Baker 24th March 1994 Asthma attack
56 Jim Sedgewick December 1994 Cause of death unknown
57 Clifford Duckworth 21st June 1995 Car crash while holidaying in Malaga
58 Elsie Duckworth 21st June 1995 Car crash while holidaying in Malaga
59 Ivy Brennan 23rd August 1995 Stroke
60 Charlie Hunter 4th May 1996 Heart attack
61 Maisie McDonald 1st July 1996 Haemorrhage
62 Tommy Mook 9th August 1996 Heart attack
63 Billy Williams 3rd November 1997 Heart attack
64 Fred Gee 1998 Heart attack
65 Harry Patterson 2nd February 1998 Cause of death unknown
66 Shannon Tattersall 17th April 1998 Meningitis
67 Elsie Seddon 25th May 1998 Stroke
68 Bernard Bottomley January 1999 Cause of death unknown
69 Tony Horrocks 6th February 1999 Bludgeoned with a baseball bat by Jez Quigley
70 Walter Byford 7th February 1999 Old age
71 Raj Desai 30th October 1999 Cancer
72 John McDonald 28th April 2000 Unknown
73 Susan Barlow 11th February 2001 Car crash
74 Isabel Stephens 24th June 2001 Heart failure following a long period of Alzheimer's disease
75 Jimmy Kelly July 2001 Natural causes
76 Sharon Unwin 16th March 2003 Internal bleeding from perforated stomach ulcer
77 Maurice Preston September 2003 Cancer
78 Neil Fearns 13th September 2003 Car crash
79 Preston King 5th November 2003 Heart attack
80 Cecil Newton 28th November 2003 Heart attack
81 Margaret Phillips 25th August 2004 Cause of death unknown
82 Bill Gregory c.2004 (exact date/month unknown) Car crash in Portugal
83 Elsie Tanner c.2004 (exact date/month unknown) Car crash in Portugal
84 Royston Cropper 2005 Cause of death unknown
85 Harry Baldwin 25th July 2005 Cause of death unknown
86 Lena Thistlewood 1st January 2006 Cause of death unknown
87 Betty May 2006 Cause of death unknown
88 Angela Hawthorne 4th August 2007 Heart attack
89 Aunty Monica August 2007 Cause of death unknown
90 Nel 5th September 2008 Cause of death unknown
91 Lucy Barlow 2nd October 2008 Breast cancer
92 Ramsay Clegg 26th August 2009 Inoperable brain tumour - passed away on his flight back to Australia
93 Blanche Hunt 3rd May 2010 Suffered heart attack whilst holidaying in Portugal
94 Quinny 15th November 2010 Killed in action serving in Afghanistan
95 Roger Goodwin March 2011 Cause of death unknown
96 Jenny Butler April 2011 Heroin overdose
97 Sharon Donovan June 2011 Cause of death unknown
98 Jonno Richardson 8th December 2011 Collapsed due to liver failure
99 Sam Foster 6th January 2012 Heart attack
100 Jeff Horton 5th April 2012 Heart attack
101 Betty Williams 16th April 2012 Natural causes
102 Meredith McGuire 23rd September 2012 Natural causes
103 St. John Cropper 9th February 2013 Heart attack
104 Jane Rayner 7th November 2013 Pancreatic cancer
105 George March 2014 Heart attack
106 Lenny Baker October 2014 Cause of death unknown
107 Gavin Rodwell 13th March 2015 Heart attack which caused car crash
108 Lucy 20th April 2015 Cancer
109 Deirdre Barlow 8th July 2015 Aneurysm
110 Tony Stewart April 2016 Suspected heart attack
111 Mrs. Moss April 2017 Cause of death unknown
112 Drew Spellman 19th June 2017 Heart failure
113 Lara Cutler 2nd October 2017 Jumped onto a train track
114 Katy Armstrong 18th October 2017 Car crash in Portugal
115 Aidan Connor 7th May 2018 Took his own life following months of depressive thoughts
116 Jackie Dobbs 23rd July 2018 Cause of death unknown
117 Joey Buchanan October 2018 Murdered by Ronan Truman
118 Steff Mulvenney 11th December 2018 Cancer
119 Archie Shuttleworth 12th December 2018 Cause of death unknown
120 Sylvia Goodwin 23rd January 2019 Heart attack
121 Dane Hibbs 1st February 2019 Drug overdose
122 John Brooker 12th August 2019 Stomach cancer
123 Dennis Tanner 2020 Dementia-related illness
124 Kel Hinchley 2020 Drowned after falling into the canal
125 Beryl Medwin Late 2020 Stroke
126 Kirsty Soames 2021 Aneurysm
127 Ted Page February 2021 Cause of death unknown
128 Liam 2021 Complications of birth
129 Joe Chissick 8th February 2021 Accidental overdose
130 Norris Cole 15th September 2021 Stroke
131 Natasha Blakeman 19th October 2021 Internal bleeding after being shot by Harvey Gaskell
132 Ted Spear 1st January 2022 Blood clot
133 Bill Webster April 2023 Cause of death unknown
134 Melvyn 10th April 2023 Heart attack
135 Shelly Rossington 15th September 2023 Respiratory failure caused by Motor neurone disease

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