Crap Towns / Aston Clinton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Aston Clinton?

There were 5.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Aston Clinton from April 2023 to March 2026, 9% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 3.2. In 2025/26 it was 2.5, down from 5.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.9	5.2
2024/25	7.3	5.4
2025/26	2.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.2	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.1	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.9	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Leighton Buzzard	13.7 km	10.2
Wendover	4.0 km	7.1
Tring	4.7 km	7.0
Aylesbury	5.5 km	6.7
Bovingdon	16.0 km	6.2
Chesham	12.6 km	5.8
Aston Clinton	–	5.2
Berkhamsted	11.6 km	4.9
Prestwood and Great Missenden	12.0 km	4.7
Haddenham	14.3 km	4.4
Princes Risborough	11.8 km	3.4
The typical town	–	5.7