How many fire incidents were there in England in the latest year?

In the year ending March 2025, fire and rescue services in England attended 603,942 incidents in total. Of these, 142,494 were fires; the remainder were false alarms and special services (such as road traffic collisions and flooding). Source: Home Office / MHCLG statistical release, Year ending March 2025 (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025).

How many fire-related deaths were there in England?

There were 271 fire-related fatalities in England in the year ending March 2025, alongside 6,410 non-fatal fire casualties. These are provisional figures from the Home Office / MHCLG and are revised as fire and rescue services update the Incident Recording System. Year-to-year changes can reflect random variation as well as any underlying trend.

Which fire and rescue service area attends the most incidents?

By the revised FY 2024/25 tables, Greater London Fire and Rescue Service attended the most incidents in England — 133,078 — reflecting its very large population. A high incident count is largely a function of population size, not a per-person risk measure. Source: MHCLG tables FIRE0102 / FIRE0502.

Why do the national total and the by-area total differ slightly?

The national headline (603,942 incidents, 271 deaths) is from the "year ending March 2025" statistical release. The by-area breakdown sums to 605,822 incidents and 279 deaths because it uses the later revised FIRE0102 / FIRE0502 tables (published 29 April 2026). Both are genuine Home Office figures of different vintage and are not reconciled.

Does this cover Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?

No — these figures cover England only. Fire statistics for Scotland (Scottish Fire and Rescue Service), Wales (Welsh Government / StatsWales) and Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service) are published separately by their respective bodies.

Does fire risk affect my home insurance?

Insurers consider a range of factors when pricing home cover, which can include local risk indicators. Area-level fire statistics describe service activity, not an individual property’s risk — your own risk depends on your building, contents, alarms and behaviour. Fitting working smoke alarms and following fire-safety guidance is the most direct way to reduce risk.

UK fire safety statistics — England 2026

Fire and rescue incident statistics describe the incidents that England’s fire and rescue services attend each year — fires, false alarms and special services such as road traffic collisions. In the year ending March 2025, services attended 603,942 incidents, including 142,494 fires. This page summarises the national figures and the breakdown across all 44 fire and rescue service areas. Figures are from the Home Office / MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3.0) and are presented factually; year-to-year changes can reflect random variation as well as any underlying trend.

How many fires and fire incidents are there in England, and how is the data broken down by area?

In the year ending March 2025, fire and rescue services in England attended 603,942 incidents, including 142,494 fires, with 271 fire-related deaths and 6,410 non-fatal casualties. Revised 2024/25 tables break this down across 44 fire and rescue service areas. Source: Home Office / MHCLG, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source:Fire and rescue incident statistics, England, year ending March 2025·as of Year ending March 2025 (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025)updated annual (last: 25 June 2026)

England — national headline figures (Year ending March 2025 (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025))
Measure	Latest year
Incidents attended (all types)	603,942
Fires	142,494
Fire-related deaths	271
Non-fatal fire casualties	6,410

Note on the two data vintages. The national headline figures above are from the “year ending March 2025” statistical release. The by-area breakdown below uses the later revised FY 2024/25 tables (FIRE0102 / FIRE0502, published 29 April 2026), which sum to 605,822 incidents and 279 fire-related deaths across England. Both are genuine Home Office figures of different vintage and are deliberately not reconciled.

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Fire and rescue service areas by incidents attended (FY 2024/25 revised tables)
Fire & rescue service area	Incidents attended	Fire-related deaths
Greater London	133,078	39
Greater Manchester	33,847	21
West Midlands	29,424	20
West Yorkshire	24,256	19
Hampshire and Isle of Wight	18,834	9
Merseyside	17,849	5
Devon and Somerset	17,483	4
Tyne and Wear	17,421	7
Lancashire	17,373	12
Kent	17,282	14

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Frequently asked questions

How many fire incidents were there in England in the latest year?: In the year ending March 2025, fire and rescue services in England attended 603,942 incidents in total. Of these, 142,494 were fires; the remainder were false alarms and special services (such as road traffic collisions and flooding). Source: Home Office / MHCLG statistical release, Year ending March 2025 (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025).
How many fire-related deaths were there in England?: There were 271 fire-related fatalities in England in the year ending March 2025, alongside 6,410 non-fatal fire casualties. These are provisional figures from the Home Office / MHCLG and are revised as fire and rescue services update the Incident Recording System. Year-to-year changes can reflect random variation as well as any underlying trend.
Which fire and rescue service area attends the most incidents?: By the revised FY 2024/25 tables, Greater London Fire and Rescue Service attended the most incidents in England — 133,078 — reflecting its very large population. A high incident count is largely a function of population size, not a per-person risk measure. Source: MHCLG tables FIRE0102 / FIRE0502.
Why do the national total and the by-area total differ slightly?: The national headline (603,942 incidents, 271 deaths) is from the "year ending March 2025" statistical release. The by-area breakdown sums to 605,822 incidents and 279 deaths because it uses the later revised FIRE0102 / FIRE0502 tables (published 29 April 2026). Both are genuine Home Office figures of different vintage and are not reconciled.
Does this cover Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?: No — these figures cover England only. Fire statistics for Scotland (Scottish Fire and Rescue Service), Wales (Welsh Government / StatsWales) and Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service) are published separately by their respective bodies.
Does fire risk affect my home insurance?: Insurers consider a range of factors when pricing home cover, which can include local risk indicators. Area-level fire statistics describe service activity, not an individual property’s risk — your own risk depends on your building, contents, alarms and behaviour. Fitting working smoke alarms and following fire-safety guidance is the most direct way to reduce risk.

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Contains public sector information published by Home Office / Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Fire and rescue incident statistics, England, year ending March 2025 (Year ending March 2025 (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025), published 2025).

Fire and rescue incident statistics describe service activity, not an individual property’s risk. For fire-safety guidance and to check that you have working smoke alarms, see your local fire and rescue service or GOV.UK fire safety. By-area figures are from the revised FY 2024/25 tables; Suffolk is an undercount pending revision (per the FIRE0101 published footnote).