The Village Murder CasebookAn unofficial Midsomer Murders guide

Archive analysis

Midsomer by numbers.

What all released case files through Series 25 show—kept separate from an earlier published body-count analysis.

Case notes, a village map and magnifying glass on a dark wooden desk beside a rainy cottage window
144released episodes analysed
99fictional places
6sergeants represented

Lead era

The Barnabys

  1. Tom Barnaby81
  2. John Barnaby63

Editorial tone

Case atmosphere

  1. Eccentric52
  2. Dark44
  3. Classic35
  4. Landmark13

Investigating team

Sergeants on file

  1. DS Ben Jones44
  2. DS Jamie Winter34
  3. DS Gavin Troy29
  4. DS Charlie Nelson15
  5. DS Dan Scott14
  6. DC Ben Jones8

Repeat geography

Busiest villages

  1. Midsomer Worthy7
  2. Causton5
  3. Midsomer County5
  4. Midsomer Magna5
  5. Badger's Drift4
  6. Midsomer Malham4
  7. Midsomer Parva4
  8. Morton Fendle3

Recurring ingredients

Most-used tags

  1. Inheritance7
  2. Blackmail5
  3. Country estate5
  4. Family business4
  5. Book adaptation3
  6. Christmas3
  7. Country house3
  8. Family feud3
  9. Family secret3
  10. Hidden identity3

Archive spread

Cases by decade

  1. 1990s10
  2. 2000s61
  3. 2010s49
  4. 2020s24

Series coverage

Every released series

  1. Series 15
  2. Series 24
  3. Series 34
  4. Series 46
  5. Series 54
  6. Series 65
  7. Series 77
  8. Series 88
  9. Series 98
  10. Series 108
  11. Series 117
  12. Series 127
  13. Series 138
  14. Series 148
  15. Series 156
  16. Series 165
  17. Series 174
  18. Series 186
  19. Series 196
  20. Series 206
  21. Series 214
  22. Series 226
  23. Series 234
  24. Series 244
  25. Series 254

Published 140-episode snapshot

The wider county.

These figures come from a 2025 Times analysis and are displayed as reported, not recomputed here.

388reported murders
69bludgeonings
63accidental or natural deaths
22reported suicides
2.8murders per episode
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