Crap Towns / Alton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Alton?

There were 1.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Alton from April 2023 to March 2026, 77% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 0.6. In 2025/26 it was 0.2, down from 1.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.7	5.2
2024/25	2.0	5.4
2025/26	0.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.6	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.5	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.2	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bordon	8.9 km	6.6
Basingstoke	15.4 km	5.0
Whitehill	8.9 km	4.2
Liphook	15.0 km	2.3
Farnham	14.0 km	2.3
Odiham	11.2 km	2.0
Wrecclesham	11.6 km	1.4
Alton	–	1.3
Hook	14.6 km	1.2
Four Marks	7.1 km	0.0
New Alresford	15.5 km	0.0
The typical town	–	5.7