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London residential and sleeping-premises fire statistics

Compare five complete years of recorded fires in London houses, flats, HMOs, sheltered and student accommodation, hostels and other selected sleeping settings.

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

London residential and sleeping-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.

0124,700

Recorded fires, 2021–2025

024,982

Recorded fires in 2025

03177,936

False alarms, 2021–2025

043,537

Fires attended by four or more pumps

Interactive five-year view

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Recorded fires

All selected premises

24,700

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

Premises mix

Where recorded residential fires occurred

The dataset distinguishes houses, flats, HMOs and selected shared or supported sleeping settings. It excludes hotels, which are covered by the separate hospitality dataset.

01
Houses and other dwellings7,796
32% of this selected dataset
02
Flats and maisonettes14,788
60% of this selected dataset
03
Houses in multiple occupation949
4% of this selected dataset
04
Sheltered and student accommodation902
4% of this selected dataset
05
Hostels and other sleeping accommodation265
1% 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

2,121Jan
1,895Feb
2,092Mar
2,079Apr
2,077May
2,077Jun
2,127Jul
1,999Aug
1,863Sep
2,085Oct
2,109Nov
2,176Dec

Recorded fires by call-time band

00:00–05:593,140
06:00–11:594,317
12:00–17:598,804
18:00–23:598,439

London-authority pattern

All selected premises by London authority

Raw totals reflect the number and type of homes as well as occupancy, building form, reporting and exposure; they are not a compliance score.

01
Southwark1,185
02
Croydon1,174
03
Tower Hamlets1,068
04
Lambeth1,048
05
Lewisham1,038
06
Hackney1,008
07
Newham992
08
Brent953
09
Barnet952
10
Ealing930
All 33 London authorities, ordered by selected recorded fires
RankAuthorityRecorded firesLeading group
01Southwark1,185Flats and maisonettes
02Croydon1,174Flats and maisonettes
03Tower Hamlets1,068Flats and maisonettes
04Lambeth1,048Flats and maisonettes
05Lewisham1,038Flats and maisonettes
06Hackney1,008Flats and maisonettes
07Newham992Flats and maisonettes
08Brent953Flats and maisonettes
09Barnet952Flats and maisonettes
10Ealing930Flats and maisonettes
11Westminster909Flats and maisonettes
12Haringey902Flats and maisonettes
13Greenwich901Flats and maisonettes
14Enfield834Houses and other dwellings
15Camden809Flats and maisonettes
16Wandsworth808Flats and maisonettes
17Islington795Flats and maisonettes
18Hounslow709Flats and maisonettes
19Bromley707Houses and other dwellings
20Waltham Forest699Flats and maisonettes
21Hillingdon694Houses and other dwellings
22Redbridge621Houses and other dwellings
23Hammersmith and Fulham595Flats and maisonettes
24Kensington and Chelsea551Flats and maisonettes
25Havering542Houses and other dwellings
26Barking and Dagenham540Houses and other dwellings
27Bexley522Houses and other dwellings
28Harrow505Houses and other dwellings
29Sutton503Flats and maisonettes
30Merton452Houses and other dwellings
31Richmond Upon Thames400Houses and other dwellings
32Kingston Upon Thames327Houses and other dwellings
33City of London27Flats and maisonettes

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
Houses and other dwellingsBungalow - single occupancy; Caravan/Mobile home (permanent dwelling); House - single occupancy; Houseboat (permanent dwelling); Other Dwelling
Flats and maisonettesConverted Flat/Maisonette - Up to 2 storeys; Converted Flat/Maisonettes - 3 or more storeys; Purpose Built Flats/Maisonettes - 10 or more storeys; Purpose Built Flats/Maisonettes - 4 to 9 storeys; Purpose Built Flats/Maisonettes - Up to 3 storeys
Houses in multiple occupationHouse in Multiple Occupation - 3 or more storeys (not known if licensed); House in Multiple Occupation - Up to 2 storeys (not known if licensed); Licensed House in Multiple Occupation - 3 or more storeys; Licensed House in Multiple Occupation - Up to 2 storeys; Unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation - 3 or more storeys; Unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation - Up to 2 storeys
Sheltered and student accommodationSelf contained Sheltered Housing; Student Hall of Residence
Hostels and other sleeping accommodationBoarding House/B&B for homeless/asylum seekers; Boarding School accommodation; Hostel (e.g. for homeless people); Nurses'/Doctors' accommodation; Youth hostel
Primary sourceLFB Incident RecordsJanuary 2018 to April 2026; complete calendar years 2021–2025 used

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