Londoners can find out when and where fires have happened right across the capital from today after the London Fire Brigade launched an online map.

The map shows the location of all emergencies the fire service has been called out to in the last year, with users able to type in their postcode to narrow the search to their local area.

Croydon proved to be the most risky place to live in terms of fire danger in the past 12 months, with 638 serious incidents and 204 large arsons.

Lambeth also had an above average number of incidents compared with the London average, Wandsworth was average and Sutton, Kingston and Merton low.

The programme is based on the Metropolitan Police’s own crime map, which went online in 2008.

Susan Hall, chairman of London Fire Authority's community safety committee, said: “London's firefighters have done an excellent job of making the capital safer in recent years but there are still some areas that are having too many fires.

“The map shows that fires happen each and every day across London - what better incentive could there be for people to make sure it doesn't happen to them?”

The map is available online at maps.london-fire.gov.uk.