2020/2021:
27,022 dwelling fires
187 fatalities
4,877 non-fatal casualties
2010/2011 – 2020/2021:
346,245 dwelling fires
2407 fatalities
65,456 non-fatal casualties
Source: FIRE0205: Primary fires, fatalities and non-fatal casualties in dwellings attended by fire and rescue services in England, by dwelling type and fire and rescue service https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables
2020/2021:
5,759 smoke alarms failed to operate out of 20,610 recorded (28% failure rate)
2,561 out of 6,648 battery powered failed to operate (39% failure rate)
3,066 out of 13,570 mains powered failed to operate (23% failure rate)
2010/2011 – 2020/2021:
70,196 smoke alarms failed to operate out of 249,254 recorded (28% failure rate)
Source: FIRE0703: Smoke alarm failures in dwelling fires by type of alarm https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables
2020/2021:
1,375 accidental dwelling fires
Fire and rescue incident statistics, April 2020 to March 2021: table 6
19 fatalities
332 non-fatal casualties
Fire and rescue incident statistics, April 2020 to March 2021: table 10
2010/2011 – 2020/2021:
17,823 accidental dwelling fires
Fire and rescue incident statistics, April 2020 to March 2021: table 6
162 fatalities
4,670 non-fatal casualties
Fire and rescue incident statistics, April 2020 to March 2021: table 10
2020/2021:
687 smoke alarms failed to operate (or not present) out of 1,375 accidental dwelling fires recorded (50% failure/absent rate)
Fire and rescue incident statistics, April 2020 to March 2021: table 17
Fire and rescue incident statistics, April 2020 to March 2021: table 19
2010/2011 – 2020/2021:
9484 smoke alarms failed to operate (or not present) out of 17,823 accidental dwelling fires recorded
Fire and rescue incident statistics, April 2020 to March 2021: table 17
Fire and rescue incident statistics, April 2020 to March 2021: table 19
Source: Fire and rescue incident statistics, April 2020 to March 2021: tables https://gov.wales/fire-and-rescue-incident-statistics-april-2020-march-2021
2020/2021:
4,661 dwelling fires
Fire and Rescue Incident Statistics – Tables and Charts Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 29/10/2021 – Building Fires Area tab
44 fatalities
876 non-fatal casualties
Fire and Rescue Incident Statistics – Tables and Charts Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 29/10/2021 – Smoke Alarms tab
2010/2011 – 2020/2021:
60,396 dwelling fires
Fire and Rescue Incident Statistics – Tables and Charts Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 29/10/2021 – Building Fires Area tab
413 fatalities
11,482 non-fatal casualties
Fire and Rescue Incident Statistics – Tables and Charts Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 29/10/2021 – Smoke Alarms tab
2020/2021:
1,826 smoke alarms failed to operate (or not present) out of 4,661 dwelling fires recorded (39% failure/absent rate)
Fire and Rescue Incident Statistics – Tables and Charts Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 29/10/2021 – Smoke Alarms tab
2010/2011 – 2020/2021:
25,892 smoke alarms failed to operate (or not present) out of 60,396 dwelling fires recorded
Fire and Rescue Incident Statistics – Tables and Charts Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 29/10/2021 – Smoke Alarms tab
Source: Fires Dataset 2009-2010 to 2020-2021 (Fire and Rescue Incident Statistics – Tables and Charts Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 29/10/2021) https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/about-us/who-we-are/statistics/
2019/2020:
782 dwelling fires
3 fatalities
69 injuries requiring hospital
Source: NIFRS Our Statistics https://www.nifrs.org/home/about-us/statistics/
New dwelling completed: 182,380 (in the previous 12 months from year ending 2021 July-September).
New dwellings started: 175,650 (in the previous 12 months from year ending 2021 July-September).
Source: HM Government: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Housing supply: indicators of new supply, England: July to September 2021
New dwelling completed: 4,616 (2020-2021 Annual)
Source: Welsh Government (StatsWales) New dwellings completed by period and tenure https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Housing/New-House-Building/newdwellingscompleted-by-period-tenure
New dwellings started: 4,314 (2020-2021 Annual)
Source: Welsh Government (StatsWales) New dwellings started by local authority area and dwelling type https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Housing/New-House-Building/NewDwellingsStarted-by-Area-DwellingType
New dwelling completed: 22,014 (2019-2020)
New dwellings started: 25,292 (2019-2020)
Source: Scottish Government: Housing and Social Justice Directorate
Housing statistics quarterly update: new housebuilding and affordable housing supply
All sectors starts and completions: https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/statistics/2019/06/housing-statistics-for-scotland-new-house-building/documents/all-sectors-starts-and-completions/all-sectors-starts-and-completions/govscot%3Adocument/Dec%2B2021%2B-%2BNB%2BAll%2BSectors%2BNew%2BBuild%2B-%2Bto%2BDecember%2B2020.xls
New dwelling completed: 6,419 (2020)
New dwellings started: 6,046 (2020)
Source: NI Department of Finance
New dwelling statistics
https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/new-dwelling-statistics
Fire Kills Campaign
“You are around 8 times more likely to die from a fire if you don’t have a working smoke alarm in your home.”