More than a 1,000 fires in London’s gardens per year

Study shows

The London Fire Brigade were called to 1,185 garden fires in 2017, according to analysis of official figures by home insurer Policy Expert.

The data, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act from fire stations across the capital, revealed that Croydon, Enfield and Hounslow were the worst affected London boroughs, with 73, 72 and 68 call outs respectively. This is compared to just 6 incidents in Islington, 5 in Westminster and 4 in Kensington and Chelsea.

Out of the 1,185 reported incidents, over half (53%) of these occurred during just a four month period (April to July), as homeowners made the most of barbeque season.

Total garden fires split by London borough:

Croydon	73
Enfield	72
Hounslow	68
Brent	65
Hillingdon	65
Ealing	60
Havering	58
Barnet	57
Barking and Dagenham	56
Newham	54
Redbridge	46
Waltham Forest	42
Greenwich	41
Merton	41
Sutton	40
Bexley	39
Bromley	37
Lambeth	36
Harrow	34
Haringey	33
Lewisham	32
Tower Hamlets	20
Wandsworth	18
Hackney	17
Hammersmith and Fulham	16
Kingston upon Thames	13
Richmond upon Thames	13
Camden	12
Southwark	12
Islington	6
Westminster	5
Kensington and Chelsea	4