{
  "metadata": {
    "title": "London workplace and retail fire statistics",
    "route": "london-workplace-retail-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": 338,
    "2022": 372,
    "2023": 344,
    "2024": 310,
    "2025": 358
  },
  "falseAlarms": {
    "2021": 6517,
    "2022": 7361,
    "2023": 7536,
    "2024": 7323,
    "2025": 3975
  },
  "groups": [
    {
      "key": "offices",
      "label": "Offices and call centres",
      "propertyTypes": [
        "Call Centre",
        "Central Government Office",
        "Converted office",
        "Estate Agent",
        "Local Government Office",
        "Ministry of Defence office",
        "Other office/call centre type building",
        "Purpose built office",
        "Temporary office (eg portacabin)"
      ],
      "fires": {
        "2021": 95,
        "2022": 107,
        "2023": 99,
        "2024": 99,
        "2025": 110
      },
      "totalFires": 510,
      "falseAlarms": {
        "2021": 3144,
        "2022": 3537,
        "2023": 3657,
        "2024": 3471,
        "2025": 1828
      },
      "totalFalseAlarms": 15637,
      "meanFirstPumpResponseSeconds": 289,
      "meanPumpsAttending": 2.7,
      "fourPlusPumpFires": 129
    },
    {
      "key": "shops",
      "label": "Shops and retail premises",
      "propertyTypes": [
        "Bank/Building Society",
        "Department Store",
        "Indoor Market",
        "Kiosk",
        "Large supermarket",
        "Other retail",
        "Post office (purpose built)",
        "Post office (within other shop/premises)",
        "Shopping Centre",
        "Single shop"
      ],
      "fires": {
        "2021": 209,
        "2022": 224,
        "2023": 203,
        "2024": 181,
        "2025": 216
      },
      "totalFires": 1033,
      "falseAlarms": {
        "2021": 3083,
        "2022": 3521,
        "2023": 3621,
        "2024": 3585,
        "2025": 2033
      },
      "totalFalseAlarms": 15843,
      "meanFirstPumpResponseSeconds": 281,
      "meanPumpsAttending": 2.1,
      "fourPlusPumpFires": 72
    },
    {
      "key": "retail_warehouses",
      "label": "Retail warehouses",
      "propertyTypes": [
        "DIY Warehouse",
        "Other retail warehouse"
      ],
      "fires": {
        "2021": 8,
        "2022": 13,
        "2023": 10,
        "2024": 3,
        "2025": 8
      },
      "totalFires": 42,
      "falseAlarms": {
        "2021": 256,
        "2022": 272,
        "2023": 226,
        "2024": 236,
        "2025": 95
      },
      "totalFalseAlarms": 1085,
      "meanFirstPumpResponseSeconds": 319,
      "meanPumpsAttending": 2.0,
      "fourPlusPumpFires": 1
    },
    {
      "key": "customer_services",
      "label": "Customer-service workplaces",
      "propertyTypes": [
        "Hairdresser",
        "Laundrette"
      ],
      "fires": {
        "2021": 26,
        "2022": 28,
        "2023": 32,
        "2024": 27,
        "2025": 24
      },
      "totalFires": 137,
      "falseAlarms": {
        "2021": 34,
        "2022": 31,
        "2023": 32,
        "2024": 31,
        "2025": 19
      },
      "totalFalseAlarms": 147,
      "meanFirstPumpResponseSeconds": 281,
      "meanPumpsAttending": 2.2,
      "fourPlusPumpFires": 11
    }
  ],
  "months": [
    {
      "month": "Jan",
      "fires": 138
    },
    {
      "month": "Feb",
      "fires": 135
    },
    {
      "month": "Mar",
      "fires": 126
    },
    {
      "month": "Apr",
      "fires": 138
    },
    {
      "month": "May",
      "fires": 138
    },
    {
      "month": "Jun",
      "fires": 193
    },
    {
      "month": "Jul",
      "fires": 158
    },
    {
      "month": "Aug",
      "fires": 143
    },
    {
      "month": "Sep",
      "fires": 127
    },
    {
      "month": "Oct",
      "fires": 124
    },
    {
      "month": "Nov",
      "fires": 152
    },
    {
      "month": "Dec",
      "fires": 150
    }
  ],
  "timeBands": [
    {
      "key": "overnight",
      "label": "00:00–05:59",
      "fires": 210
    },
    {
      "key": "morning",
      "label": "06:00–11:59",
      "fires": 449
    },
    {
      "key": "afternoon",
      "label": "12:00–17:59",
      "fires": 620
    },
    {
      "key": "evening",
      "label": "18:00–23:59",
      "fires": 443
    }
  ],
  "boroughs": [
    {
      "name": "Westminster",
      "totalFires": 204,
      "groups": {
        "offices": 102,
        "shops": 89,
        "retail_warehouses": 2,
        "customer_services": 11
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Offices and call centres",
      "leadingGroupFires": 102
    },
    {
      "name": "City of London",
      "totalFires": 92,
      "groups": {
        "offices": 70,
        "shops": 21,
        "retail_warehouses": 0,
        "customer_services": 1
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Offices and call centres",
      "leadingGroupFires": 70
    },
    {
      "name": "Camden",
      "totalFires": 89,
      "groups": {
        "offices": 40,
        "shops": 39,
        "retail_warehouses": 0,
        "customer_services": 10
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Offices and call centres",
      "leadingGroupFires": 40
    },
    {
      "name": "Tower Hamlets",
      "totalFires": 79,
      "groups": {
        "offices": 37,
        "shops": 40,
        "retail_warehouses": 1,
        "customer_services": 1
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Shops and retail premises",
      "leadingGroupFires": 40
    },
    {
      "name": "Southwark",
      "totalFires": 71,
      "groups": {
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        "shops": 44,
        "retail_warehouses": 0,
        "customer_services": 7
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Shops and retail premises",
      "leadingGroupFires": 44
    },
    {
      "name": "Brent",
      "totalFires": 70,
      "groups": {
        "offices": 24,
        "shops": 37,
        "retail_warehouses": 2,
        "customer_services": 7
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Shops and retail premises",
      "leadingGroupFires": 37
    },
    {
      "name": "Islington",
      "totalFires": 67,
      "groups": {
        "offices": 30,
        "shops": 30,
        "retail_warehouses": 0,
        "customer_services": 7
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Shops and retail premises",
      "leadingGroupFires": 30
    },
    {
      "name": "Newham",
      "totalFires": 67,
      "groups": {
        "offices": 6,
        "shops": 55,
        "retail_warehouses": 2,
        "customer_services": 4
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Shops and retail premises",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Hounslow",
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        "shops": 33,
        "retail_warehouses": 4,
        "customer_services": 7
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Shops and retail premises",
      "leadingGroupFires": 33
    },
    {
      "name": "Hillingdon",
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        "shops": 32,
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      },
      "leadingGroup": "Shops and retail premises",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Haringey",
      "totalFires": 57,
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        "shops": 42,
        "retail_warehouses": 2,
        "customer_services": 5
      },
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      "leadingGroupFires": 42
    },
    {
      "name": "Croydon",
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      "groups": {
        "offices": 10,
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        "retail_warehouses": 5,
        "customer_services": 3
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Shops and retail premises",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Ealing",
      "totalFires": 53,
      "groups": {
        "offices": 9,
        "shops": 32,
        "retail_warehouses": 4,
        "customer_services": 8
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Shops and retail premises",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Hackney",
      "totalFires": 49,
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        "offices": 14,
        "shops": 28,
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        "customer_services": 7
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Shops and retail premises",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Lambeth",
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        "shops": 34,
        "retail_warehouses": 2,
        "customer_services": 1
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Shops and retail premises",
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    {
      "name": "Lewisham",
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        "retail_warehouses": 2,
        "customer_services": 5
      },
      "leadingGroup": "Shops and retail premises",
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    {
      "name": "Enfield",
      "totalFires": 44,
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      },
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    {
      "name": "Wandsworth",
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        "customer_services": 4
      },
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    },
    {
      "name": "Barnet",
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        "shops": 28,
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      },
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    {
      "name": "Kensington and Chelsea",
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      },
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    {
      "name": "Greenwich",
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    {
      "name": "Havering",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "name": "Hammersmith and Fulham",
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      },
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    {
      "name": "Waltham Forest",
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      },
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    {
      "name": "Bromley",
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        "customer_services": 1
      },
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    },
    {
      "name": "Kingston Upon Thames",
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        "customer_services": 1
      },
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    },
    {
      "name": "Harrow",
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        "customer_services": 2
      },
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    },
    {
      "name": "Barking and Dagenham",
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    {
      "name": "Redbridge",
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    {
      "name": "Richmond Upon Thames",
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    {
      "name": "Bexley",
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    {
      "name": "Merton",
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    {
      "name": "Sutton",
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