UK Fire and Rescue Service Incident Statistics, Annual

Annual Fire Statistics are official UK National Statistics on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services. The dataset is produced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and is designated as National Statistics. It was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in fire incident frequency and types based on the annual statistics.
• Model resource allocation for emergency services based on incident data.
• Assess regional variations in fire service demand across the UK.
• Benchmark public safety performance over time using the official statistics.

Strengths

• Data is designated as official UK National Statistics, implying a formal quality assurance process.
• Produced by the authoritative source agency, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
• Last updated on 2026-07-08, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Data may reflect geographic or temporal bias inherent to the UK national collection.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Collection Method

Collected from incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services across the UK.

Time Range

Annual coverage, specific years not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:30.057134.

Geography

United Kingdom