Fires have been linked to e-bikes and e-scooters (including associated batteries) since 2018

Request

Please can I request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

 

1) How many fires have been linked to e-bikes and e-scooters (including associated batteries) since 2018 to date

 

a) Broken down by e-bike or e-scooter

b) Broken down by year

 

2) How many casualties resulted from these incidents?

 

3) How many fatalities resulted from these incidents?

 

4) The highest number of casualties recorded in any single incident within this dataset?

 

5) Where recorded, number of these incidents that occurred in dwellings?

 

6) Where recorded, the size of fire for these incidents (e.g. item, room, one floor, two or more floors, whole building)?

Decision

Data available for 01/01/2019 – 31/05/2026.

 

1 a-b.

 

 

e-bike

e-scooter

Grand Total

2019

0

0

0

2020

0

0

0

2021

1

0

1

2022

1

0

1

2023

0

1

1

2024

2

1

3

2025

1

2

3

2026 (January-May)

0

1

1

Grand Total

5

5

10

 

2.

 

 

Number of casualties

2019

0

2020

0

2021

0

2022

1

2023

0

2024

6

2025

0

2026 (January-May)

0

Grand Total

7

 

3.

 

 

Number of fatalities

2019

0

2020

0

2021

0

2022

0

2023

0

2024

0

2025

0

2026 (January-May)

0

Grand Total

0

 

4.

 

 

Number of casualties

2019

0

2020

0

2021

0

2022

1

2023

0

2024

6

2025

0

2026 (January-May)

0

 

5.

 

 

Number of incidents

2019

0

2020

0

2021

0

2022

1

2023

1

2024

3

2025

1

2026 (January-May)

1

Grand Total

7

 

6.

 

 

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026 (January-May)

Grand Total

Limited to 1st item ignited

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

Limited to floor of origin (not whole building)

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

Limited to room of origin

0

0

0

1

0

2

1

0

4

Whole building

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

Whole vehicle

0

0

1

0

0

0

2

0

3

Grand Total

0

0

1

1

1

3

3

1

10

Reference number
16862267
Date request received
11 June 2026
Date of decision
9 July 2026