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Written question asked by Lisa Smart (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 14 March 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 March 2025. It was answered by Diana Johnson (Labour) on Monday, 24 March 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.

Fire and Rescue Services: Suicide

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of contacts that UK Fire and Rescue Services have had with (a) people experiencing suicidal ideation and (b) where a suicide is in progress; and if she will publish this data by each UK Fire and Rescue Service.

Answer

The Home Office collects data on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs) through the Incident Recording System (IRS), with this including non-fire incidents such as suicide / attempts. This data is published available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fire-statistics.

The latest available data on the number of suicide / attempts incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services in England is published in FIRE0901: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6787b920868b2b1923b64653/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire0901-230125.xlsx

The table below provides the number of suicide/attempts incidents in England between the years ending March 2011 and March 2024.

Year ending March

Number of suicide/attempts incidents

2011

1,172

2012

1,169

2013

1,071

2014

1,112

2015

1,101

2016

1,301

2017

1,493

2018

1,625

2019

1,915

2020

2,041

2021

2,096

2022

2,582

2023

2,829

2024

3,113

The data in this table are consistent with records that reached the IRS by 26 November 2024, and was published on 23 January 2025.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
38415
Session
2024-26
Related items
Suicide: Police
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Fire and rescue services Suicide
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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