FOI Request 2096

Subject: E-Bike and E-Scooter Fires

Status: Complete

Date received: January 2025

Question Asked:

From 2022 to 2024, please would you tell me:

1. The TOTAL number of reported e-bike and e-scooter fires

2. The TOTAL number of injuries as a result of e-bike and e-scooter fires

3. The TOTAL number of fatalities as a result of e-bike and e-scooter fires

Additionally, I wish this information to be broken down by year.

Our Response:

Please see our response below to your Freedom of Information Request regarding fires involving e-bikes and e-scooters between 1st January 2022 and 31st December 2024:

E-Bike Fires

E-Scooter Fires

Please be aware that there are no specific categories on our data systems for fires involving e-bikes or e-scooters. The information provided is based on a number of keyword searches (e-bike, electric bike, etc) on our Incident Recording System. Therefore, the data provided may not include all fires involving e-bikes and e-scooters unless these keywords were recorded on the incident report.

Outcome: Information Provided

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO