Year,Fires reported to OPSS,From London Fire Brigade,On charge,Not charging,Charging status unknown,Off-charger share of known (%),Started outdoors,Known starting point,Outdoor share of known (%),People injured,People killed
2021,81,80,33,32,16,49.2,14,68,20.6,33,0
2022,95,87,47,22,26,31.9,15,91,16.5,61,3
2023,205,176,98,68,39,41.0,55,163,33.7,78,10
2024,209,174,76,81,52,51.6,75,181,41.4,86,7
2025,267,214,86,93,88,52.0,100,222,45.0,98,2
"Source: OPSS, Fires in e-bikes and e-scooters data tables 2017 to 2025 (published 29 September 2026), tables 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8."
"# Method: shares exclude unknowns. Outdoor = road or street, garden or courtyard, park or open land, balcony or walkway, external structure. Analysis by Reight Good Bikes, reightgoodbikes.co.uk/ebike-fires-off-charger/"