Detailed analysis of non-fire incidents

This release contains statistics about non-fire incidents attended by fire and rescue services (FRSs) in England for the year ending March 2022.

The statistics are sourced from the Home Office’s online Incident Recording System (IRS). They include statistics on all non-fire incidents, including related fatalities and non-fatal casualties, with long term comparisons.

This release provides more detailed analysis of the already published trends in non-fire incidents for the year to March 2022.

Key results

• In the year ending March 2022, there were 194,609 non-fire incidents. This is a 29% increase compared with the year ending March 2021, and an 11% increase compared with the year ending March 2017.
• Collaborating incidents account for an increasing proportion of non-fire incidents, up from 14% in 2009 to 2010, to 31% in 2021 to 2022.
• In the year ending March 2022, there were 3,298 fatalities in non-fire incidents. This is a 20% increase compared with the year ending March 2021, but a 35% decrease compared with the year ending March 2017.
• In the year ending March 2022, there were 40,768 non-fatal casualties in non-fire incidents. This is a 34% increase compared with the year ending March 2021, but a 22% decrease compared with the year ending March 2017.
• In the year ending March 2022, there were 17 fatalities per 1,000 non-fire incidents and 209 nonfatal casualties per 1,000 non-fire incidents. The fatality and non-fatal casualty rates peaked around the year ending March 2017, when medical incidents made up a greater proportion of non-fire incidents attended. The proportion of non-fire incident types in the year ending March 2022 was similar to the year ending March 2021.