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London hospitality fire statistics

Explore five complete years of recorded fires in restaurants, cafés, takeaways, pubs, bars, hotels and event venues across all 33 London authorities.

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Incident source: snapshot 20 May 2026Complete years: 2021–2025Licence: Open Government Licence

London hospitality snapshot

What the published records show

These are incident counts, not estimates. They describe the premises types recorded by LFB and are not adjusted for the number of venues, occupancy, footfall or opening hours.

011,768

Recorded fires, 2021–2025

02348

Recorded fires in 2025

0314,200

False alarms, 2021–2025

04210

Fires attended by four or more pumps

Interactive five-year view

Compare hospitality premises groups

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Recorded fires

All selected hospitality premises

1,768

The highest count in this series was 390 in 2023.

Premises mix

Where recorded hospitality fires occurred

Restaurants and cafés accounted for the largest number in this defined dataset. That does not establish a per-premises rate because the public data does not provide a matching denominator for the number, size or operating hours of venues.

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01
Restaurants and cafés693
39% of selected dataset
02
Takeaways and fast food308
17% of selected dataset
03
Pubs, bars and nightlife336
19% of selected dataset
04
Hotels and guest accommodation292
17% of selected dataset
05
Event and entertainment venues139
8% of selected dataset

When incidents were recorded

Monthly and time-of-day patterns

These charts combine the five premises groups over 2021–2025. They show when calls were recorded, not when a hazard first developed.

Recorded fires by month

121Jan
126Feb
140Mar
165Apr
160May
153Jun
169Jul
151Aug
144Sep
132Oct
147Nov
160Dec

Recorded fires by call-time band

00:00–05:59264
06:00–11:59374
12:00–17:59577
18:00–23:59553

Borough pattern

All selected hospitality premises by London authority

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01
Westminster254
02
Camden112
03
Tower Hamlets85
04
Hackney84
05
Southwark77
06
Kensington and Chelsea74
07
Croydon70
08
City of London63
09
Lambeth62
10
Islington59
All 33 London authorities, ordered by recorded fires for the selected premises group
RankLondon authorityRecorded firesLeading premises group
01Westminster
254
Restaurants and cafés
02Camden
112
Restaurants and cafés
03Tower Hamlets
85
Restaurants and cafés
04Hackney
84
Restaurants and cafés
05Southwark
77
Restaurants and cafés
06Kensington and Chelsea
74
Restaurants and cafés
07Croydon
70
Takeaways and fast food
08City of London
63
Restaurants and cafés
09Lambeth
62
Restaurants and cafés
10Islington
59
Restaurants and cafés
11Brent
57
Restaurants and cafés
12Newham
56
Restaurants and cafés
13Barnet
51
Restaurants and cafés
14Hillingdon
50
Restaurants and cafés
15Ealing
48
Restaurants and cafés
16Hammersmith and Fulham
46
Pubs, bars and nightlife
17Wandsworth
43
Restaurants and cafés
18Bromley
42
Restaurants and cafés
19Greenwich
40
Restaurants and cafés
20Hounslow
38
Restaurants and cafés
21Enfield
37
Restaurants and cafés
22Waltham Forest
37
Restaurants and cafés
23Haringey
36
Restaurants and cafés
24Richmond Upon Thames
33
Restaurants and cafés
25Harrow
32
Restaurants and cafés
26Lewisham
32
Pubs, bars and nightlife
27Redbridge
28
Restaurants and cafés
28Havering
25
Pubs, bars and nightlife
29Kingston Upon Thames
24
Restaurants and cafés
30Merton
23
Restaurants and cafés
31Bexley
20
Event and entertainment venues
32Barking and Dagenham
19
Restaurants and cafés
33Sutton
11
Restaurants and cafés

Do not use this as a league table. A larger count does not prove a borough, venue or operator is less safe. A proper comparison would require reliable premises and exposure denominators that are not contained in this dataset.

Regulatory activity

LFB audit records for licensed premises and hotels

The separate LFB audit workbook identifies “Licensed Premises” and “Hotel” property uses. It does not provide a standalone restaurant category, so restaurant audit figures are not inferred.

In 2025 it records 655 audit rows across those two published uses.

Licensed Premises430

audit records in 2025

Broadly compliant outcomes
344
Non-compliant outcomes
90
Deficiency notices
78
Formal-action outcomes
12
Hotel225

audit records in 2025

Broadly compliant outcomes
177
Non-compliant outcomes
51
Deficiency notices
38
Formal-action outcomes
8

Audit activity is targeted and operational, not a representative survey of every London hospitality premises. Outcome rows can relate to the same premises or activity and should not be added together as mutually exclusive percentages.

Use the evidence carefully

What this dataset can—and cannot—tell you

Supported by the records

  • Five-year counts and trends for the defined LFB property types
  • Recorded distribution across London authorities
  • Call-time, month, response and mobilisation patterns
  • Published audit activity for licensed premises and hotels

Not established by the records

  • The probability of fire at an individual premises
  • A borough or operator safety score
  • Compliance of any named venue
  • A cause-of-fire breakdown for hospitality premises

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Transparent methodology

How the hospitality dataset was defined

We filtered complete calendar years 2021–2025 from the LFB incident records and included only fires and false alarms where the published property type matched the definitions below. Special-service incidents were excluded.

Published groupIncluded LFB property types
Restaurants and cafésRestaurant/cafe
Takeaways and fast foodTakeaway/ fast food
Pubs, bars and nightlifeCasino; Club/night club; Pub/wine bar/bar
Hotels and guest accommodationBoarding House/B&B other; Hotel/motel; Youth hostel
Event and entertainment venuesBingo Hall; Cinema; Community centre/Hall; Other entertainment venue; Other tent/marquee; Sports/Social club; Theatre
Primary incident sourceLFB Incident RecordsJanuary 2018 to April 2026; complete calendar years 2021–2025 usedRegulatory sourceLFB inspections and auditsFebruary 2023 to January 2026; complete calendar years 2023–2025 used

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