Crap Towns / Aberystwyth / Deliberate fires
How many fires get started on purpose in Aberystwyth?
There were 13.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Aberystwyth from April 2023 to March 2025, 2.3 times the typical town's 5.7. In 2024/25 it was 15.0, up from 11.2 in 2023/24.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 11.2 | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 15.0 | 5.4 |
| 2025/26 | – | 6.4 |
| Town | Distance | Fires per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth | – | 13.1 |
| Ammanford | 69.0 km | 13.1 |
| Brecon | 69.3 km | 13.1 |
| Carmarthen | 63.9 km | 13.1 |
| Cross Hands and Pen-y-groes | 67.9 km | 13.1 |
| Llandrindod Wells | 50.9 km | 13.1 |
| Newtown | 52.0 km | 13.1 |
| Pontardawe | 77.5 km | 13.1 |
| Pontarddulais | 77.4 km | 13.1 |
| Welshpool | 68.7 km | 13.1 |
| Ystalyfera | 74.0 km | 13.1 |
| The typical town | – | 5.7 |