Recorded fires, 2021–2025
Official London Fire Brigade open data
London workplace and retail fire statistics
Explore five complete years of recorded fires across selected offices, shops, retail warehouses and customer-service workplaces in all 33 London authorities.
London workplace and retail 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.
Recorded fires in 2025
False alarms, 2021–2025
Fires attended by four or more pumps
Interactive five-year view
Compare the published premises groups
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Recorded fires
1,722All selected premises
338
2021
372
2022
344
2023
310
2024
358
2025
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Premises mix
Where recorded workplace and retail fires occurred
The published groups separate office settings from shops, retail warehouses and selected customer-service premises. Counts are not adjusted for the number, size, occupancy or trading hours of premises.
Offices and call centres510
30% of this selected datasetShops and retail premises1,033
60% of this selected datasetRetail warehouses42
2% of this selected datasetCustomer-service workplaces137
8% of this selected datasetWhen 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
138Jan
135Feb
126Mar
138Apr
138May
193Jun
158Jul
143Aug
127Sep
124Oct
152Nov
150Dec
Recorded fires by call-time band
00:00–05:59210
06:00–11:59449
12:00–17:59620
18:00–23:59443
London-authority pattern
All selected premises by London authority
Office density, retail concentration, daytime population and reporting patterns vary substantially between London authorities.
Westminster204
City of London92
Camden89
Tower Hamlets79
Southwark71
Brent70
Islington67
Newham67
Hounslow60
Hillingdon59
| Rank | Authority | Recorded fires | Leading group |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Westminster | 204 | Offices and call centres |
| 02 | City of London | 92 | Offices and call centres |
| 03 | Camden | 89 | Offices and call centres |
| 04 | Tower Hamlets | 79 | Shops and retail premises |
| 05 | Southwark | 71 | Shops and retail premises |
| 06 | Brent | 70 | Shops and retail premises |
| 07 | Islington | 67 | Shops and retail premises |
| 08 | Newham | 67 | Shops and retail premises |
| 09 | Hounslow | 60 | Shops and retail premises |
| 10 | Hillingdon | 59 | Shops and retail premises |
| 11 | Haringey | 57 | Shops and retail premises |
| 12 | Croydon | 54 | Shops and retail premises |
| 13 | Ealing | 53 | Shops and retail premises |
| 14 | Hackney | 49 | Shops and retail premises |
| 15 | Lambeth | 48 | Shops and retail premises |
| 16 | Lewisham | 48 | Shops and retail premises |
| 17 | Enfield | 44 | Shops and retail premises |
| 18 | Wandsworth | 43 | Shops and retail premises |
| 19 | Barnet | 41 | Shops and retail premises |
| 20 | Kensington and Chelsea | 40 | Shops and retail premises |
| 21 | Greenwich | 38 | Shops and retail premises |
| 22 | Havering | 36 | Shops and retail premises |
| 23 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 35 | Shops and retail premises |
| 24 | Waltham Forest | 35 | Shops and retail premises |
| 25 | Bromley | 34 | Shops and retail premises |
| 26 | Kingston Upon Thames | 30 | Shops and retail premises |
| 27 | Harrow | 29 | Shops and retail premises |
| 28 | Barking and Dagenham | 28 | Shops and retail premises |
| 29 | Redbridge | 27 | Shops and retail premises |
| 30 | Richmond Upon Thames | 27 | Shops and retail premises |
| 31 | Bexley | 24 | Shops and retail premises |
| 32 | Merton | 24 | Shops and retail premises |
| 33 | Sutton | 20 | Shops and retail premises |
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 group | Included LFB property types |
|---|---|
| Offices and call centres | Call Centre; Central Government Office; Converted office; Estate Agent; Local Government Office; Ministry of Defence office; Other office/call centre type building; Purpose built office; Temporary office (eg portacabin) |
| Shops and retail premises | Bank/Building Society; Department Store; Indoor Market; Kiosk; Large supermarket; Other retail; Post office (purpose built); Post office (within other shop/premises); Shopping Centre; Single shop |
| Retail warehouses | DIY Warehouse; Other retail warehouse |
| Customer-service workplaces | Hairdresser; Laundrette |
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