Crap Towns / Aldershot / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Aldershot?

There were 2.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Aldershot from April 2023 to March 2026, 54% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 0.9. In 2025/26 it was 3.3, up from 2.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.8	5.2
2024/25	1.7	5.4
2025/26	3.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	0.9	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.8	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.8	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Fleet	6.6 km	4.0
Ash and Ash Vale	2.3 km	3.5
Camberley	9.9 km	3.5
Farnborough	4.2 km	3.1
Aldershot	–	2.6
Farnham	5.2 km	2.3
Blackwater	9.9 km	1.9
Weybourne	2.9 km	1.5
Wrecclesham	7.9 km	1.4
Farncombe	11.1 km	1.3
Frimley	7.5 km	1.3
The typical town	–	5.7