Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service Plan 2012 to 2015

Group areas

The Winchester group is in the heart of Hampshire. It covers an area of 252 square miles and has a population of approximately 97,770 people.
The area includes Winchester Cathedral, a large prison and a significant number of villages, and market towns connected by country roads where there are a high number of road traffic accidents.
Young people in the area are particularly vulnerable to road traffic accidents, and the major road network is a significant risk.
Winchester has an increasing number of elderly residents, and there is a clear link between this group and the number of accidental fires and injuries.
Winchester contains major employers and a thriving student population, both of which increase the risk of fire.
Prevention work will focus on giving fire safety advice to our vulnerable people and groups, who are most at risk from fire. We will continue to work with all of our partners to make life safer in our local community.
Please note: incident figures shown for each group are the highest risks, not the total attended annually.

Winchester group incident map (opens new window) - this map shows the locations of primary fires and road traffic accidents in the Winchester group between 2009 to 2010 and 2010 to 2011.


Type of incident	Number of incidents 2009 to 2010	Number of incidents 2010 to 2011
Primary fires	143	141
(of which are deliberate)	24	28
Secondary fires	75	100
(of which are deliberate)	36	44
Chimney fires	54	80
Automatic fire alarms in non-domestic premises	149	163
False alarms to waste time (malicious calls)	5	2
Road traffic accidents (collisions)	103	108
Special service calls (other help we give - not always emergencies)	99	101
Co-responders (working with the ambulance service on medical emergencies)	173	674

If you would like to contact the Winchester Group please email: group.winchester@hantsfire.gov.uk.