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Fire Statistics, United Kingdom 2007

Published 28 August 2009
Type(s) Statistics
Site Corporate
Product code 09RSPA06063
ISBN 9781409817697
Price £18 (free to download below)

Summary

The latest finalised National Statistics on fires, casualties and false alarms attended by the Fire and Rescue Services in the United Kingdom, produced by Communities and Local Government, were released on Friday 28 August 2009 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

This publication contains detailed analysis of finalised UK Fire incidents data for 2007. Headline statistics are:

  • The United Kingdom Fire and Rescue Services attended 804,000 fire and false alarm incidents in the year ending December 2007 - an 8 per cent decrease on the previous 12 months. In England, 630,000 incidents were attended (a 9 per cent decrease).
  • Total fires fell by 12 per cent to 385,000 for the UK and 14 per cent in England (to 296,000).
  • Total fire deaths for the UK decreased by 10 per cent, in line with the long term downward trend to 443, of which 267 were accidental dwelling fire deaths.
  • In England there were 339 fire deaths, down by 15 per cent, of which there were 200 accidental dwelling fire deaths.
  • Primary fires in the UK fell by 10 per cent to 144,000. Within this, dwelling fires fell by 6 per cent to 53,000 and fires in other buildings - including workplaces and areas where people gather - were down by 6 per cent to 31,000. Road vehicle fires fell by 14 per cent to 51,000.
  • Primary fires in England fell by 10 per cent to 118,000. Within this, dwelling fires fell by 6 per cent to 42,000 and fires in other buildings were down by 7 per cent to 26,000. Road vehicle fires fell by 14 per cent to 42,000.
  • UK secondary fires fell by 14 per cent to 231,000, while in England they fell by 16 per cent to 172,000.
  • Attendances to UK false alarms decreased by 4 per cent to 419,000. Within this there was a 12 per cent fall (to 30,000) in malicious false alarms and a 1 per cent fall (to 271,000) in false alarms due to apparatus.
  • In England, attendances at false alarms decreased by 5 per cent to 334,000. Within this there was a 14 per cent fall (to 22,000) in malicious false alarms and a 6 per cent fall (to 217,000) in false alarms due to apparatus.

The Fire Statistics United Kingdom, 2007 annual publication is available to download below.

Provisional headline statistics for 2008 will be published on 25 September. The most recent fire statistics (covering the period 1 October 2007 to 30 September 2008) are available from 'Related publications' below.

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