{
  "metadata": {
    "title": "London education and care-premises fire statistics",
    "route": "london-education-care-premises-fire-statistics",
    "reportingPeriod": "2021–2025",
    "incidentSourceSnapshot": "20 May 2026",
    "incidentSourceCoverage": "January 2018 to April 2026; complete calendar years 2021–2025 used",
    "published": "25 August 2026",
    "geography": "Greater London"
  },
  "fires": {
    "2021": 213,
    "2022": 242,
    "2023": 261,
    "2024": 241,
    "2025": 249
  },
  "falseAlarms": {
    "2021": 7185,
    "2022": 7724,
    "2023": 8211,
    "2024": 8056,
    "2025": 7692
  },
  "groups": [
    {
      "key": "schools_early_years",
      "label": "Early years and schools",
      "propertyTypes": [
        "Infant/Primary school",
        "Pre School/nursery",
        "Secondary school"
      ],
      "fires": {
        "2021": 41,
        "2022": 64,
        "2023": 65,
        "2024": 65,
        "2025": 53
      },
      "totalFires": 288,
      "falseAlarms": {
        "2021": 2556,
        "2022": 2898,
        "2023": 3116,
        "2024": 3157,
        "2025": 2940
      },
      "totalFalseAlarms": 14667,
      "meanFirstPumpResponseSeconds": 335,
      "meanPumpsAttending": 1.7,
      "fourPlusPumpFires": 6
    },
    {
      "key": "further_higher",
      "label": "Further and higher education",
      "propertyTypes": [
        "College/University",
        "Other education establishment"
      ],
      "fires": {
        "2021": 19,
        "2022": 16,
        "2023": 18,
        "2024": 11,
        "2025": 19
      },
      "totalFires": 83,
      "falseAlarms": {
        "2021": 588,
        "2022": 668,
        "2023": 697,
        "2024": 681,
        "2025": 624
      },
      "totalFalseAlarms": 3258,
      "meanFirstPumpResponseSeconds": 299,
      "meanPumpsAttending": 2.1,
      "fourPlusPumpFires": 7
    },
    {
      "key": "care_supported",
      "label": "Care and supported settings",
      "propertyTypes": [
        "Children's Home",
        "Day care/Drop in centre",
        "Nursing/Care Home/Hospice",
        "Other Residential Home",
        "Retirement/Old Persons Home"
      ],
      "fires": {
        "2021": 101,
        "2022": 75,
        "2023": 108,
        "2024": 104,
        "2025": 98
      },
      "totalFires": 486,
      "falseAlarms": {
        "2021": 2684,
        "2022": 2705,
        "2023": 2804,
        "2024": 2799,
        "2025": 2987
      },
      "totalFalseAlarms": 13979,
      "meanFirstPumpResponseSeconds": 305,
      "meanPumpsAttending": 2.2,
      "fourPlusPumpFires": 40
    },
    {
      "key": "healthcare",
      "label": "Healthcare premises",
      "propertyTypes": [
        "Dental surgery",
        "Doctors surgery",
        "Health Centre",
        "Hospital",
        "Medical/health centre",
        "Other medical establishment (including surgery)"
      ],
      "fires": {
        "2021": 52,
        "2022": 87,
        "2023": 70,
        "2024": 61,
        "2025": 79
      },
      "totalFires": 349,
      "falseAlarms": {
        "2021": 1357,
        "2022": 1453,
        "2023": 1594,
        "2024": 1419,
        "2025": 1141
      },
      "totalFalseAlarms": 6964,
      "meanFirstPumpResponseSeconds": 303,
      "meanPumpsAttending": 2.3,
      "fourPlusPumpFires": 60
    }
  ],
  "months": [
    {
      "month": "Jan",
      "fires": 109
    },
    {
      "month": "Feb",
      "fires": 97
    },
    {
      "month": "Mar",
      "fires": 104
    },
    {
      "month": "Apr",
      "fires": 96
    },
    {
      "month": "May",
      "fires": 113
    },
    {
      "month": "Jun",
      "fires": 82
    },
    {
      "month": "Jul",
      "fires": 107
    },
    {
      "month": "Aug",
      "fires": 81
    },
    {
      "month": "Sep",
      "fires": 95
    },
    {
      "month": "Oct",
      "fires": 111
    },
    {
      "month": "Nov",
      "fires": 106
    },
    {
      "month": "Dec",
      "fires": 105
    }
  ],
  "timeBands": [
    {
      "key": "overnight",
      "label": "00:00–05:59",
      "fires": 124
    },
    {
      "key": "morning",
      "label": "06:00–11:59",
      "fires": 318
    },
    {
      "key": "afternoon",
      "label": "12:00–17:59",
      "fires": 471
    },
    {
      "key": "evening",
      "label": "18:00–23:59",
      "fires": 293
    }
  ],
  "boroughs": [
    {
      "name": "Greenwich",
      "totalFires": 74,
      "groups": {
        "schools_early_years": 10,
        "further_higher": 6,
        "care_supported": 52,
        "healthcare": 6
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Care and supported settings",
      "leadingGroupFires": 52
    },
    {
      "name": "Camden",
      "totalFires": 61,
      "groups": {
        "schools_early_years": 8,
        "further_higher": 11,
        "care_supported": 10,
        "healthcare": 32
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Healthcare premises",
      "leadingGroupFires": 32
    },
    {
      "name": "Barnet",
      "totalFires": 51,
      "groups": {
        "schools_early_years": 13,
        "further_higher": 4,
        "care_supported": 24,
        "healthcare": 10
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Care and supported settings",
      "leadingGroupFires": 24
    },
    {
      "name": "Southwark",
      "totalFires": 48,
      "groups": {
        "schools_early_years": 10,
        "further_higher": 7,
        "care_supported": 19,
        "healthcare": 12
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Care and supported settings",
      "leadingGroupFires": 19
    },
    {
      "name": "Westminster",
      "totalFires": 48,
      "groups": {
        "schools_early_years": 6,
        "further_higher": 8,
        "care_supported": 8,
        "healthcare": 26
      },
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    },
    {
      "name": "Sutton",
      "totalFires": 46,
      "groups": {
        "schools_early_years": 13,
        "further_higher": 1,
        "care_supported": 25,
        "healthcare": 7
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Care and supported settings",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Bromley",
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        "schools_early_years": 14,
        "further_higher": 1,
        "care_supported": 14,
        "healthcare": 15
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Healthcare premises",
      "leadingGroupFires": 15
    },
    {
      "name": "Hillingdon",
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        "schools_early_years": 3,
        "further_higher": 3,
        "care_supported": 24,
        "healthcare": 14
      },
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      "leadingGroupFires": 24
    },
    {
      "name": "Newham",
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        "further_higher": 4,
        "care_supported": 14,
        "healthcare": 15
      },
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      "leadingGroupFires": 15
    },
    {
      "name": "Redbridge",
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        "schools_early_years": 10,
        "further_higher": 0,
        "care_supported": 23,
        "healthcare": 11
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Care and supported settings",
      "leadingGroupFires": 23
    },
    {
      "name": "Croydon",
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      "groups": {
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        "further_higher": 2,
        "care_supported": 13,
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      },
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    },
    {
      "name": "Enfield",
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      "groups": {
        "schools_early_years": 8,
        "further_higher": 4,
        "care_supported": 18,
        "healthcare": 13
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Care and supported settings",
      "leadingGroupFires": 18
    },
    {
      "name": "Lambeth",
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      "groups": {
        "schools_early_years": 16,
        "further_higher": 3,
        "care_supported": 13,
        "healthcare": 10
      },
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      "leadingGroupFires": 16
    },
    {
      "name": "Brent",
      "totalFires": 41,
      "groups": {
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        "further_higher": 2,
        "care_supported": 15,
        "healthcare": 14
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Care and supported settings",
      "leadingGroupFires": 15
    },
    {
      "name": "Lewisham",
      "totalFires": 40,
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        "further_higher": 2,
        "care_supported": 22,
        "healthcare": 7
      },
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    },
    {
      "name": "Wandsworth",
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        "further_higher": 4,
        "care_supported": 10,
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      },
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    },
    {
      "name": "Ealing",
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      "groups": {
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      },
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    {
      "name": "Havering",
      "totalFires": 37,
      "groups": {
        "schools_early_years": 7,
        "further_higher": 1,
        "care_supported": 21,
        "healthcare": 8
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Care and supported settings",
      "leadingGroupFires": 21
    },
    {
      "name": "Tower Hamlets",
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        "care_supported": 7,
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      },
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    },
    {
      "name": "Hackney",
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        "further_higher": 2,
        "care_supported": 7,
        "healthcare": 14
      },
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    },
    {
      "name": "Bexley",
      "totalFires": 34,
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        "care_supported": 20,
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      },
      "leadingGroup": "Care and supported settings",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Hammersmith and Fulham",
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      "groups": {
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      },
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    },
    {
      "name": "Hounslow",
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      "groups": {
        "schools_early_years": 3,
        "further_higher": 1,
        "care_supported": 14,
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      },
      "leadingGroup": "Care and supported settings",
      "leadingGroupFires": 14
    },
    {
      "name": "Islington",
      "totalFires": 27,
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        "schools_early_years": 3,
        "further_higher": 1,
        "care_supported": 16,
        "healthcare": 7
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Care and supported settings",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Kensington and Chelsea",
      "totalFires": 27,
      "groups": {
        "schools_early_years": 6,
        "further_higher": 1,
        "care_supported": 7,
        "healthcare": 13
      },
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    },
    {
      "name": "Waltham Forest",
      "totalFires": 26,
      "groups": {
        "schools_early_years": 8,
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        "care_supported": 9,
        "healthcare": 9
      },
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      "leadingGroupFires": 9
    },
    {
      "name": "Harrow",
      "totalFires": 25,
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        "schools_early_years": 8,
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        "care_supported": 9,
        "healthcare": 8
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Care and supported settings",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Haringey",
      "totalFires": 22,
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        "care_supported": 12,
        "healthcare": 3
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Care and supported settings",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Richmond Upon Thames",
      "totalFires": 22,
      "groups": {
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        "further_higher": 2,
        "care_supported": 8,
        "healthcare": 1
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Early years and schools",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Kingston Upon Thames",
      "totalFires": 20,
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        "schools_early_years": 4,
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      },
      "leadingGroup": "Care and supported settings",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Merton",
      "totalFires": 17,
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        "further_higher": 1,
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        "healthcare": 2
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      "leadingGroup": "Care and supported settings",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Barking and Dagenham",
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    },
    {
      "name": "City of London",
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  ]
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