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London industrial and construction fire statistics

Compare five complete years of recorded fires in selected factories, manufacturing, processing, utility, warehouse, storage and workshop premises across London.

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Source: LFB Incident RecordsComplete years: 2021–2025Licence: Open Government Licence

London industrial premises snapshot

What the published records show

These are recorded incident counts, not estimates or ratings. They are not adjusted for the number, size or occupancy of premises.

011,082

Recorded fires, 2021–2025

02241

Recorded fires in 2025

037,113

False alarms, 2021–2025

04101

Fires attended by four or more pumps

Interactive five-year view

Compare the published premises groups

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Recorded fires

All selected premises

1,082

Select a premises group to compare its five-year pattern.

Premises mix

Where recorded industrial fires occurred

The published groups cover manufacturing, processing, utilities, warehouses, storage and selected workshops. The current LFB property field does not isolate construction sites as a standalone property type.

01
Factories and manufacturing161
15% of this selected dataset
02
Processing and utilities246
23% of this selected dataset
03
Warehouses and storage548
51% of this selected dataset
04
Workshops and vehicle-related premises127
12% of this selected dataset

When fires were recorded

Monthly and time-of-day patterns

The combined charts show call timing across the selected property groups. They do not show when a hazard first developed.

Recorded fires by month

68Jan
71Feb
66Mar
97Apr
99May
114Jun
123Jul
127Aug
92Sep
75Oct
74Nov
76Dec

Recorded fires by call-time band

00:00–05:59184
06:00–11:59200
12:00–17:59403
18:00–23:59295

London-authority pattern

All selected premises by London authority

Industrial land use, process intensity, stock, vehicle activity and the number and size of premises vary between authorities.

01
Ealing66
02
Bexley60
03
Hillingdon55
04
Barking and Dagenham54
05
Enfield53
06
Havering52
07
Newham50
08
Brent49
09
Hounslow44
10
Haringey43
All 33 London authorities, ordered by selected recorded fires
RankAuthorityRecorded firesLeading group
01Ealing66Warehouses and storage
02Bexley60Warehouses and storage
03Hillingdon55Warehouses and storage
04Barking and Dagenham54Warehouses and storage
05Enfield53Warehouses and storage
06Havering52Warehouses and storage
07Newham50Warehouses and storage
08Brent49Warehouses and storage
09Hounslow44Warehouses and storage
10Haringey43Warehouses and storage
11Bromley40Warehouses and storage
12Lambeth39Warehouses and storage
13Southwark36Warehouses and storage
14Wandsworth36Processing and utilities
15Waltham Forest34Warehouses and storage
16Barnet33Warehouses and storage
17Greenwich32Warehouses and storage
18Croydon31Warehouses and storage
19Merton29Warehouses and storage
20Sutton29Warehouses and storage
21Hackney26Warehouses and storage
22Redbridge26Warehouses and storage
23Tower Hamlets26Warehouses and storage
24Lewisham22Warehouses and storage
25Westminster21Processing and utilities
26Harrow20Warehouses and storage
27Islington18Processing and utilities
28Kingston Upon Thames14Warehouses and storage
29Camden12Warehouses and storage
30Hammersmith and Fulham11Processing and utilities
31Kensington and Chelsea10Warehouses and storage
32Richmond Upon Thames10Warehouses and storage
33City of London1Processing and utilities

Do not use this as a safety league table. A larger total does not prove an authority or premises is less safe. Reliable exposure denominators are not included.

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What this dataset can—and cannot—show

Supported by the records

  • Five-year counts for the listed LFB property types
  • Distribution across London authorities
  • Monthly and call-time patterns
  • Recorded response and mobilisation measures

Not established

  • The probability of fire at a particular premises
  • Compliance with fire-safety law
  • A borough or operator safety score
  • The correct controls for an individual building

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How this dataset was defined

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

Published groupIncluded LFB property types
Factories and manufacturingAnimal products processing plant; Engineering manufacturing plant; Factory; Food and drink processing; Manufacturing assembly plant; Mill; Other industrial manufacturing facility; Printing works
Processing and utilitiesChemical plant; Electricity power station; Gas works; Other industrial processing plant; Other public utility works; Recycling plant; Sewage works; Water works
Warehouses and storageBulk hazardous materials storage; Bulk waste storage; Electrical warehouse; Furniture warehouse; Other bulk storage; Outdoor storage; Warehouse
Workshops and vehicle-related premisesBus/coach station/garage; Vehicle Repair Workshop; Vehicle sales building
Primary sourceLFB Incident RecordsJanuary 2018 to April 2026; complete calendar years 2021–2025 used

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