Fires in Grantham in the Last 5 Years

Request

This request is in relation to fire incidents Attended by Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service in the Grantham area. If specific data for Grantham is not available, please provide the data for either the Lincolnshire FRS Southern Division or for the Service Area as a whole.

Please provide information for the following questions.

1. The number of fires in Grantham in the last 5 years (by year if possible).

2. The total number of fire incidents at schools in Grantham in the last 5 years.

3. The number of fire incidents in Grantham in the last 5 years that were classified as arson/deliberate.

Decision

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. 

 

 

Fire incidents in the Grantham station area

       
 

01/01/2021 to 31/12/2025

           

Q1

Fire type

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Total

 

Chimney Fire

8

7

3

3

1

22

 

Primary Fire

84

96

65

86

73

404

 

Secondary Fire

74

135

54

64

67

394

 

Total

166

238

122

153

141

820

               

Q2

1 incident involving a fire in a school in the 2025 year. This fire was not deliberate or arson.

               

Q3

Fire incidents in the Grantham station area classified as arson/deliberate ignition.

 

Fire type

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Total

 

Chimney Fire

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

Primary Fire

15

25

15

13

18

86

 

Secondary Fire

27

70

22

26

33

178

 

Total

42

95

37

39

51

264

Reference number
15367021
Date request received
5 February 2026
Date of decision
11 March 2026