eike and eScooter fires 2019-2025

Reference

1612

Information Released

Yes

Received Date

13/01/2026 12:00 am

Responded Date

05/02/2026 12:00 am

FOI Topics

Incident and emergency response

Request detail

I am basing my request on the fire statistics definitions laid out on this page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-statistics-guidance/fire-statistics-definitions#fires

From your incident recording system, please provide information relating to fire incidents attended by your service between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2025 where the source of ignition was recorded as an e-bike or e-scooter (including associated batteries).

If data is not available to 31 December 2025, please provide data up to the most recently available date and include what date that is.

Specifically, please provide:

  1. A monthly breakdown, by calendar year, of the number of such incidents attended.
  2. The total number of casualties resulting from these incidents.
  3. The total number of fatalities resulting from these incidents.
  4. The highest number of casualties recorded in any single incident within this dataset.
  5. The number of these incidents that occurred in dwellings.
  6. Where recorded, the size of fire for these incidents (e.g. item, room, one floor, two or more floors, whole building).

Please provide the data in a tabular, machine-readable format such as a CSV or Excel file.

If any of the requested information is not held, or cannot be provided within the appropriate cost limit, please provide the information that is available and advise accordingly.

If any part of this request would trigger an exemption, I would seek advice and assistance under section 16 of the freedom of information act to refine or clarify.

Response detail

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. Please refer to the attached spreadsheet.

Documents

FOI 1612
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