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Fire statistics data tables
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EmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteFire statistics data tables [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tablesDataset updatedMar 13, 2025Dataset provided byGOV.UKAuthorsHome OfficeDescriptionThis information covers fires, false alarms and other incidents attended by fire crews, and the statistics include the numbers of incidents, fires, fatalities and casualties as well as information on response times to fires. The Home Office also collect information on the workforce, fire prevention work, health and safety and firefighter pensions. All data tables on fire statistics are below.
The Home Office has responsibility for fire services in England. The vast majority of data tables produced by the Home Office are for England but some (0101, 0103, 0201, 0501, 1401) tables are for Great Britain split by nation. In the past the Department for Communities and Local Government (who previously had responsibility for fire services in England) produced data tables for Great Britain and at times the UK. Similar information for devolved administrations are available at https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/about/statistics/" class="govuk-link">Scotland: Fire and Rescue Statistics, https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Community-Safety-and-Social-Inclusion/Community-Safety" class="govuk-link">Wales: Community safety and http://www.nifrs.org/" class="govuk-link">Northern Ireland: Fire and Rescue Statistics.
If you use assistive technology (for example, a screen reader) and need a version of any of these documents in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@homeoffice.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.
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https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6787aa6c2cca34bdaf58a257/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire0101-230125.xlsx">FIRE0101: Incidents attended by fire and rescue services by nation and population (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 94 KB) Previous FIRE0101 tables
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6787ace93f1182a1e258a25c/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire0102-230125.xlsx">FIRE0102: Incidents attended by fire and rescue services in England, by incident type and fire and rescue authority (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.51 MB) Previous FIRE0102 tables
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6787b036868b2b1923b64648/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire0103-230125.xlsx">FIRE0103: Fires attended by fire and rescue services by nation and population (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 123 KB) Previous FIRE0103 tables
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6787b3ac868b2b1923b6464d/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire0104-230125.xlsx">FIRE0104: Fire false alarms by reason for false alarm, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 295 KB) Previous FIRE0104 tables
Dwelling fires attended
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6787b4323f1182a1e258a26a/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire0201-230125.xlsx">FIRE0201: Dwelling fires attended by fire and rescue services by motive, population and nation (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 111 KB) <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire0201-previous-data-t
Number of fire-related fatalities in Great Britain 1981-2024
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Updated Jan 30, 2025ShareFacebookTwitterEmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteStatista (2025). Number of fire-related fatalities in Great Britain 1981-2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291135/fire-fatalities-in-england/Dataset updatedJan 30, 2025Area coveredGreat Britain, United KingdomDescriptionThere were 309 fire-related fatalities in Great Britain in the 2023/24 reporting year, a decline on the previous reporting year when there were 323. In the early 2000s, the annual number of fire fatalities was consistently over 500, with numbers gradually falling throughout that decade. In 2011/12 the number of fatalities related to fire fell below 400 for the first time, and has remained below 400 since that point. Incidents rise as workforce shrinks Although there has been a net decrease in the number of incidents attended by fire and rescue services since the early 2010s, the current trend from 2014/15 onwards has been one of increase. In 2022/23, there were 759,456 incidents attended by the fire service, which was the most in a reporting year since 2010/11. Like many other public services, the fire service cut significant numbers of staff during the 2010s, with the number of fire and rescue workers in England falling by around 10,000 between 2008 and 2018. In a similar time period, expenditure on fire-protection services in the UK was cut from 3.11 billion in 2009/10, to just 2.72 billion in 2018/19. Workplace fatalities also declining The fall in fire-related fatalities since the 1980s is evidence that the UK has become an increasingly safe society in recent decades. The significant fall in workplace deaths is also evidence of this, with fatal injuries at work declining from 651 in 1974 to just 135 by 2023. Injuries to workers have also fallen, with incidents almost halving between 2000/01 and 2022/23. The large shift from more dangerous jobs in manufacturing, production, and agriculture to service-orientated roles also certainly play a role in this decline as well.
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This information covers fires, false alarms and other incidents attended by fire crews, and the statistics include the numbers of incidents, fires, fatalities and casualties as well as information on response times to fires. The Home Office also collect information on the workforce, fire prevention work, health and safety and firefighter pensions. All data tables on fire statistics are below.
The Home Office has responsibility for fire services in England. The vast majority of data tables produced by the Home Office are for England but some (0101, 0103, 0201, 0501, 1401) tables are for Great Britain split by nation. In the past the Department for Communities and Local Government (who previously had responsibility for fire services in England) produced data tables for Great Britain and at times the UK. Similar information for devolved administrations are available at https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/about/statistics/" class="govuk-link">Scotland: Fire and Rescue Statistics, https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Community-Safety-and-Social-Inclusion/Community-Safety" class="govuk-link">Wales: Community safety and http://www.nifrs.org/" class="govuk-link">Northern Ireland: Fire and Rescue Statistics.
If you use assistive technology (for example, a screen reader) and need a version of any of these documents in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@homeoffice.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.
Related content
Fire statistics guidance
Fire statistics incident level datasets
Incidents attended
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6787aa6c2cca34bdaf58a257/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire0101-230125.xlsx">FIRE0101: Incidents attended by fire and rescue services by nation and population (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 94 KB) Previous FIRE0101 tables
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6787ace93f1182a1e258a25c/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire0102-230125.xlsx">FIRE0102: Incidents attended by fire and rescue services in England, by incident type and fire and rescue authority (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.51 MB) Previous FIRE0102 tables
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6787b036868b2b1923b64648/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire0103-230125.xlsx">FIRE0103: Fires attended by fire and rescue services by nation and population (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 123 KB) Previous FIRE0103 tables
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6787b3ac868b2b1923b6464d/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire0104-230125.xlsx">FIRE0104: Fire false alarms by reason for false alarm, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 295 KB) Previous FIRE0104 tables
Dwelling fires attended
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6787b4323f1182a1e258a26a/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire0201-230125.xlsx">FIRE0201: Dwelling fires attended by fire and rescue services by motive, population and nation (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 111 KB) <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire0201-previous-data-t