Fires by category, month, location type, motive, Fire and Rescue Authority area and financial year
See what variables and values are shown in your table
| Variable | Visibility | Selected values | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data description | Shown in table | All 4 values | Change values |
| Financial year | Shown in table | All 25 values | Change values |
| Month | Shown in table | All 13 values | Change values |
| Fire and Rescue Area | Shown in table | All 4 values | Change values |
| Motive | Shown in table | All 3 values | Change values |
| Location type | Shown in table | All 5 values | Change values |
Table
Standard shorthand is used in this table: [p] = provisional, [x] = not available.
| Data values | Data description | Financial year | Month | Fire and Rescue Area | Motive | Location type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,779 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | April | Wales | All motives | All locations |
| 609 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | April | Wales | Accidental | All locations |
| 1,170 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | April | Wales | Deliberate | All locations |
| 277 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | April | North Wales | All motives | All locations |
| 202 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | April | North Wales | Accidental | All locations |
| 75 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | April | North Wales | Deliberate | All locations |
| 505 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | April | Mid & West Wales | All motives | All locations |
| 204 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | April | Mid & West Wales | Accidental | All locations |
| 301 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | April | Mid & West Wales | Deliberate | All locations |
| 997 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | April | South Wales | All motives | All locations |
| 203 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | April | South Wales | Accidental | All locations |
| 794 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | April | South Wales | Deliberate | All locations |
| 1,521 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | May | Wales | All motives | All locations |
| 611 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | May | Wales | Accidental | All locations |
| 910 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | May | Wales | Deliberate | All locations |
| 276 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | May | North Wales | All motives | All locations |
| 195 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | May | North Wales | Accidental | All locations |
| 81 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | May | North Wales | Deliberate | All locations |
| 437 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | May | Mid & West Wales | All motives | All locations |
| 212 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | May | Mid & West Wales | Accidental | All locations |
| 225 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | May | Mid & West Wales | Deliberate | All locations |
| 808 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | May | South Wales | All motives | All locations |
| 204 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | May | South Wales | Accidental | All locations |
| 604 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | May | South Wales | Deliberate | All locations |
| 867 [p] | Number of fires | 2025-26 | June | Wales | All motives | All locations |
Next update expected:October 2026
Updates
- 28th April 2026
Data sources updated to reflect new provider.
- 16th April 2026
- Dataset first published.
Main information
- Designation
- Accredited official statistics
- Data provider 1
- Home Office
- Data source 1
- Fire incident recording system
- Data provider 2
- Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Data source 2
- Fire and Rescue Data Platform (FaRDaP)
- Time period covered
- April 2001 to March 2026
Overview
- Summary of dataset and variables
The dataset shows the number of primary, secondary and chimney fires by month, motive, Fire and Rescue Authority area, location type and financial year. Location types for primary fires include dwellings, other buildings, road vehicles and other outdoor locations. Location type is not included in this dataset for secondary and chimney fires.
- Data collection or calculation
Starting in the financial year 2025-26, data has been extracted from the Fire and Rescue Data Platform (FaRDaP) administered by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).
Between 2009-10 and 2024-25, data was extracted from the Incident Recording System (IRS). Prior to 2009-10, data was collected using an FDR (Fire Data Report) form.
- Statistical quality
FaRDaP (and the IRS before it) is a live system and so data extracted at a different time may not match the figures in this table. Data are revised each year, and data for the latest financial year is marked as provisional.
Statistics for years prior to 2009-10 can be less robust due to the improvements in data collection accompanying the introduction of the IRS. For example, all chimney fires were assumed to be accidental prior to 2009-10, as deliberate chimney fires were not collected prior to the IRS.
Monthly totals for accidental and deliberate secondary fires are not available for 2008-09.
Please see the Quality Report for further information.
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Published by
- Organisation
- Welsh Government
- Contact email
- statsinclusion@gov.wales