Crap Towns / Abingdon-on-Thames / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Abingdon-on-Thames?

There were 2.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Abingdon-on-Thames from April 2023 to March 2026, 58% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.5. In 2025/26 it was 3.6, up from 2.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.1	5.2
2024/25	1.5	5.4
2025/26	3.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.5	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.5	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.4	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Wantage	14.2 km	11.2
Faringdon	21.6 km	8.6
Grove	13.0 km	8.0
Witney	18.8 km	6.1
Oxford	8.8 km	5.0
Didcot	7.7 km	3.8
Eynsham	13.4 km	3.6
Abingdon-on-Thames	–	2.4
Wallingford	13.1 km	2.0
Kidlington	16.1 km	1.8
Benson	14.0 km	1.6
The typical town	–	5.7