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Elmbridge fire and rescue incident statistics

Annual SFRS incident totals for Weybridge, Esher, Walton-on-Thames, Cobham and the wider authority, with transparent comparisons, reusable downloads and local fire risk assessment guidance.

Source: Surrey County Council / Surrey-iCoverage: calendar years 2020–2025Area: East Surrey

Page summary

What the published figures show for Elmbridge

SFRS recorded 7,288 incidents in Elmbridge across 2020–2025, representing 11.9% of the Surrey total. The annual series moved from 1,164 in 2020 to 1,092 in 2025—6.2% lower.

Elmbridge combines busy town centres, offices, retail and hospitality with substantial residential and mixed-use building stock close to the London boundary.

Local data at a glance

Elmbridge in the Surrey comparison

Raw totals reflect service demand as well as population, roads, land use, premises and reporting. They must not be interpreted as a safety league table.

Six-year total7,2882020–2025
2025 incidents1,092Latest reusable year
Annual average1,215Simple six-year mean
Surrey share11.9%Six-year raw total
Highest year1,3842022
Lowest year1,0922025
2025 position3 of 11Raw incident count
2025 population context78.7incidents per 10,000 Census 2021 residents

The population-context figure combines the 2025 incident count with the Census 2021 population of 138,754. It is descriptive context, not a current risk rate or a measure of compliance.

Six-year view

Incidents attended in Elmbridge, 2020–2025

The bars show all incidents recorded against the authority in the official district table. Select the complete Surrey explorer for county-wide categories and every local authority.

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1,1642020
1,2382021
1,3842022
1,1962023
1,2142024
1,0922025
2025 recorded 72 fewer incidents than 2020. Source: Surrey County Council / Surrey-i.
Map showing Elmbridge within Surrey
Boundary source: ONS December 2025 boundaries. Highlight shows the current district or borough used by the source data.

Local context

Elmbridge, East Surrey

Main places: Weybridge, Esher, Walton-on-Thames, Cobham.

Authority totals can be useful for describing published SFRS demand, but they cannot reveal the condition, management or legal compliance of a particular building.

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Premises-specific assessment

Fire risk assessment considerations in Elmbridge

A local incident total cannot define the assessment scope. The building’s use, people, layout, construction, management and existing fire precautions remain decisive.

01

Offices and mixed-use centres

Shared systems, landlord controls and several occupiers can make responsibility and information exchange central to the assessment.

02

Residential blocks and conversions

Common parts, flat entrance doors, compartmentation and the building’s evacuation strategy need the correct residential scope.

03

Hospitality and community premises

Unfamiliar occupants, events and changing layouts can affect warning, escape and management arrangements.

Use the data carefully

What this profile can—and cannot—tell you

It can show

  • The annual SFRS incident total recorded for Elmbridge
  • Changes in the published raw count from 2020 to 2025
  • The authority’s share and position within the Surrey table
  • Population context using a clearly dated Census denominator
  • A stable source for reports, articles and local guidance

It cannot show

  • How many district incidents were fires rather than other calls
  • Whether a particular premises is safe or legally compliant
  • A current rate per premises, visitor or operating hour
  • The cause of differences between Surrey authorities

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Official source and calculation notes

The authority values are copied from Surrey County Council’s district CSV. Totals, rankings, shares and changes are calculated directly from those values; no incident category is assigned at district level.

Surrey-i SFRS data pageSource notes and all official downloads →Official district CSVAnnual totals for all 11 authorities →Surrey data guideResponse, prevention and source context →Citation guidanceHow to reuse the figures responsibly →

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