FOI release

Data on ebike fires in London

Case reference FOI2026/01273

Received 6 October 2026

Published 15 October 2026

Request

We are interested in statistics relating to the Greater London area and ebikes (as opposed to e-scooters), and wondered if you had a break down of the data provided in aggregate form in the report in terms of cause of fire, type of ebike, location, disaggregated per London borough? Please can you provide information from 1 January 2025 to the date of this request.

Response

LFB publishes a Lithium and Electric Vehicle fires dataset via the London Datastore, which can be accessed via the following link:

https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/lithium-and-electric-vehicle-fires-vd4zo

This data set includes the item first ignited ("cause") and vehicle manufacturer ("type of e-bike").

LFB do not publish location data as part of the published incident dataset. The information you have requested, in this specific format, is exempt from disclosure under the FOI act via section 41 – Information obtained in confidence. A further explanation can be found in an earlier FOI response published by LFB which can be accessed using the following link:

https://london-fire.disclosurelog.co.uk/disclosures/1dba4f2c-3795-4a21-a5fe-6d584db54121?preserveHistory

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