Crap Towns / Aylesbury / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Aylesbury?

There were 6.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Aylesbury from April 2023 to March 2026, 18% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 3.0. In 2025/26 it was 5.9, down from 6.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.9	5.2
2024/25	7.3	5.4
2025/26	5.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.2	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.5	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Leighton Buzzard	15.6 km	10.2
Wendover	6.7 km	7.1
Tring	10.1 km	7.0
Aylesbury	–	6.7
Aston Clinton	5.5 km	5.2
Prestwood and Great Missenden	13.8 km	4.7
Haddenham	9.5 km	4.4
Chinnor	14.3 km	3.6
Princes Risborough	10.2 km	3.4
Thame	13.9 km	2.8
Winslow	15.7 km	2.6
The typical town	–	5.7