Primary Road Vehicle and Other Primary Fires
Primary Road Vehicle and Other Primary Fires by Data Zone 2009-10 to 2023-24.
Data
Primary Road Vehicle and Other Primary Fires
Description
This dataset provides the total numbers and rates of primary road vehicle and other primary fires in Scotland down to data zone level. Data is provided for the total number of primary road vehicle fires and other primary fires, including accidental and deliberate causes.
Data is entered by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service into the Incident Recording System. This dataset is an extract from this live management information system, and thus may differ slightly from other extracts taken on different dates.
Some fires could only be attributed to Local Authorities, and not lower level geographies. Therefore, the sum of fires for lower level geographies may not match those at Local Authority or Scotland level.
Metadata
| Theme | Crime and Justice |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Scottish Government |
| License | UK Open Government Licence (OGL) |
| Published | |
| Last updated | |
| Next update | 1 Nov 2026 |
| Update frequency | annual |
| Reference period | 2009 to 2025 |
| Geographic coverage | Data Zones, Council Areas, Country |
| Contact | SFRS.NationalStatistics@firescotland.gov.uk |
Data quality
Completeness
Statistics on Fire and Rescue incidents in Scotland covering fires, casualties, non-fire incidents and false alarms, are available on the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service website. This includes a statistical report, a tables and charts workbook, open data, a statistical news document and an infographic.
A glossary defining key terms relating to this dataset is available in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service guidance notes.
Uniqueness
Not assessed
Consistency
The Home Office publish a range of fire statistics for England.
The Welsh Government publish fire statistics for Wales.
We do not present a link for Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service statistics as they do not use the Incident Reporting System and do not publish comparable statistics.
Timeliness
Incidents should be reported within 2 weeks of occurrence though completion may take longer depending on investigations etc. Data is published as provisional and revised the following year.
Validity
This publication presents fire and rescue incident statistics for Scotland, produced by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics.
Accuracy
Data is recorded by the fire service officer in charge of an incident and is grid referenced. Care should be exercised in using the small geography data as low numbers of fires and some small populations can produce atypical outputs.
Quality management
Further details on quality assurance of fire incidents data is available in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service guidance notes.
Additional details
Revisions
All years are revised at each update.
Confidentiality policy
Not assessed