Electrical Safety First Core Data Set - England
When more up to date information becomes available, this data set will be updated to reflect this.
N.B. Our methodology applies where stated – this is:
Accidental dwelling fires, electrical ignition source, causes: Faulty Fuel Supplies, Faulty Appliances and leads, Misuse and articles placed too close to heat.
UK total: Approximately 19,300 Accidental domestic fires of electrical origin
Accidental Domestic Fires
Accidental electrical dwelling Fires: 14,186 (53.4% of all accidental dwelling fires)
Of which caused by:
Faulty appliances and leads: 3667 (25.9% of electrical fires)
Faulty fuel supply: 2152 (15.2% of electrical fires)
Misuse: 6594 (46.5% of electrical fires)
Fatalities and Injuries
Fatalities attributed to electrical distribution fires: 11
Injuries attributed to electrical distribution fires: 321
Fatalities attributed to other electrical appliance fires:15
Injuries attributed to other electrical appliance fires: 397
Domestic Appliance Fires
From Domestic Appliance Fires dataset, Home Office. Electrical Safety First Methodology Applied.
All domestic appliance fires 2018-2019: 10,111
All domestic appliance fires 2014-2019: 53,387
Total Injuries/Fatalities attributed to domestic appliances : 1,228
Appliance Fires 2014-2019
| 2014- 2015 |
2015- 2016 |
2016- 2017 |
2017- 2018 |
2018- 2019 |
Total |
|
| Tumble Dryers | 508 | 501 | 617 | 556 | 479 | 2,661 |
| Washing Machines | 487 | 488 | 548 | 543 | 523 | 2,589 |
| Fridge Freezers | 254 | 213 | 201 | 185 | 212 | 1,065 |
| Microwaves | 967 | 974 | 954 | 928 | 926 | 4,749 |
| Dishwashers | 333 | 241 | 290 | 248 | 194 | 1,306 |
Source:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-incident-level-datasets