7.3% higher than 2024/25
Accredited official statistics · published 22 July 2026
England fire statistics
Understand the scale of incidents attended in the year ending March 2026, compare the previous year and separate fires from false alarms and non-fire demand.
Headline change
Fires increased, but outdoor conditions drove much of the rise
All fires were 19% higher than the previous year. The official release attributes much of the increase to hot, dry summer conditions, particularly outdoor primary and secondary fires.
2.8% higher than 2024/25
3.7% higher than 2024/25
9.3% lower than 2024/25
Annual comparison
2025/26 compared with 2024/25
Bars use the same scale across categories. Use the displayed numbers and definitions rather than comparing bar length alone.
Year ending March 2026Year ending March 2025
All fires
Primary, secondary and chimney fires
Primary fires
Official serious-fire category
Dwelling fires
Primary fires in dwellings
Other building fires
Primary fires outside dwellings
Fire false alarms
False alarms attended
Non-fire incidents
All special-service incidents
People affected
Fatalities and non-fatal casualties
Fatalities fell compared with the previous year while recorded non-fatal casualties increased. Annual movement should be read alongside long-term trends and official definitions.
| Measure | 2025/26 | 2024/25 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire-related fatalities | 254 | 280 | 9.3% lower |
| Fatalities in dwellings | 184 | 214 | 14% lower |
| Non-fatal casualties | 6,848 | 6,449 | 6.2% higher |
| Casualties requiring hospital treatment | 2,998 | 2,835 | 5.7% higher |
Use the data carefully
Incident totals are not a compliance score
The figures can show
- National attended-incident scale and annual change
- Official categories for fires, false alarms and non-fire incidents
- National casualty and average response trends
- How weather can influence outdoor-fire totals
They cannot show
- Whether an individual building is safe
- Every fire that occurred without service attendance
- A fire rate adjusted for every premises and person at risk
- The response time that a future address will receive
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