Crap Towns / Ashley Heath / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Ashley Heath?

There were 2.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Ashley Heath from April 2023 to March 2026, 65% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.1. In 2025/26 it was 5.1, up from 0.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.9	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	5.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.1	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.5	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.5	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Poole	14.5 km	6.8
Bournemouth	10.4 km	5.3
Christchurch	11.6 km	4.5
Merley	11.2 km	4.2
Wimborne Minster	9.9 km	4.0
Ferndown	5.6 km	3.7
Verwood	6.3 km	2.8
West Moors	3.6 km	2.7
New Milton	14.7 km	2.6
Ringwood	4.4 km	2.3
Ashley Heath	–	2.0
The typical town	–	5.7