Permanent London borough data profile

Brent fire statistics

Recorded fires, regulatory activity, prevention work, mobilisation and response measures, fatal-fire context and reusable downloads derived from official London Fire Brigade data.

Profile published: 30 July 2026Periods: 2018–2025, varying by measureGeography: Brent

Borough summary

What the published figures say about Brent

Brent recorded 773 fires in calendar year 2025, ranking 6 of the 33 London authorities by raw count. This was 29.9% above the all-borough average of 595.

Across 2021–2025, the annual count changed by 45.8% (up from 530 to 773). The highest count in this five-year series was 773 in 2025.

Calculated local reading

What distinguishes this borough profile

These observations are calculated from the published values on this page. They describe the dataset without explaining causes or assigning a safety or performance score.

01
Latest raw-count position6 of 33

Brent sits in the upper third of London authorities by 2025 recorded-fire count. The figure was 21.7% above its own 2021–2025 annual average of 635.

02
Shape of the five-year series2021–2025

The series ranged from 530 in 2021 to 773 in 2025. The largest annual movement was a 17.8% increase between 2024 and 2025. The series rose in each of the last two annual comparisons.

03
First-pump response context23 of 33

The 5m 51s mean sits in the longest third of the 33 borough values and was 18 seconds longer than the simple all-borough mean. Geography, station availability and incident mix are not controlled here.

04
Prevention and premises context28 of 33

509 home fire-safety visits were recorded in 2024/25, 32.4% below the all-borough average. Outdoor was the leading 2025 fire category, representing 35.1% of the borough count.

Calculation note: rankings use raw published borough values; averages are simple means across the 33 authorities; percentages are rounded to one decimal place. They are not adjusted for population, premises, land area or exposure.

Explicit reporting periods

Brent data at a glance

Every figure below carries its own period because the five source publications do not cover the same dates.

Recorded fires773Calendar year 2025
Regulatory audits84Completed audit records, calendar year 2025
Pump mobilisations6,925All recorded pump orders, calendar year 2025
First-pump mean response5m 51sValid first-appliance records, calendar year 2025
Home fire-safety visits509Completed visits, financial year 2024/25
Fire deaths10Historical five-year total, calendar years 2018–2022

Five-year incident view

Recorded fires in Brent, 2021–2025

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Bar chart of recorded fires in Brent from 2021 to 2025
Source: LFB Incident Records. Raw incident counts, not a rate or risk classification.

Regulatory activity

Recorded outcomes in 2025

Audits
84
Broadly compliant outcomes
42
Non-compliant outcomes
48
Notices of deficiencies
28
Formal-action outcomes
15

These are outcome rows in the source and are not necessarily separate premises or mutually exclusive stages. They must not be converted into a compliance percentage without record-level analysis.

Mobilisation and response

First-appliance measures in 2025

First-pump mobilisations
4,335
Mean turnout time
1m 12s
Mean travel time
4m 40s
Mean attendance time
5m 51s
90th-percentile attendance
8m 43s

The mean attendance figure was 18 seconds longer than the simple all-borough mean of 5m 33s. This is descriptive, not an LFB performance judgement.

Prevention and premises

Visits and leading fire category

Home fire-safety visits
509
Visit rank by raw count
28 of 33
Leading 2025 fire category
Outdoor
Fires in that category
271

The leading category accounted for 35.1% of the borough’s recorded fires in 2025. Property category is an incident classification, not proof of a cause or building defect.

Historical fatal-fire context

Latest reusable borough publication

Fire deaths, 2018–2022
10
Fires with a fatality, 2018–2022
10
Fire deaths in 2022
1

These figures are deliberately labelled as historical. The latest borough-level Fire Facts workbook used ends in 2022, so they must not be presented as a current 2025 total.

Official risk context

LFB plans for the borough—not a league-table rating

LFB’s Assessment of Risk considers foreseeable risks across London, while Borough Risk Management Plans explain local priorities and actions. The cited publications do not provide a single reusable “low, medium or high” classification for ranking all boroughs, so this site does not invent one.

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Sources and method

Five official LFB publications

The profile is a derived compilation. Reporting periods differ and each source may later be revised.

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LFB Incident Records

Recorded fires and leading property category

Period
Calendar years 2021–2025
Licence
Open Government Licence v2
Open official source

Regulatory fire safety inspections and audits

Audits and recorded regulatory outcomes

Period
Calendar year 2025
Licence
Open Government Licence v3
Open official source

LFB Mobilisation Records

Pump mobilisations, turnout, travel and attendance time

Period
Calendar year 2025
Licence
Open Government Licence v2
Open official source

Home Fire Safety Visits by London Borough

Completed home fire-safety visits

Period
Financial year 2024/25
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution
Open official source

Fatal fires in Greater London – Fire Facts 2022

Fire deaths and fires with a fire-related fatality

Period
Calendar years 2018–2022
Licence
Open Government Licence v3
Open official source