Crap Towns / Bath / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bath?

There were 5.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bath from April 2023 to March 2026, about the same as the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.2. In 2025/26 it was 5.9, up from 5.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.7	5.2
2024/25	4.7	5.4
2025/26	5.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.2	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.9	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.4	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Keynsham	9.7 km	9.2
Radstock	11.7 km	7.7
Trowbridge	13.2 km	5.5
Bath	–	5.5
Kingswood and Fishponds	14.1 km	5.2
Corsham	13.3 km	4.6
Paulton	12.6 km	4.6
Midsomer Norton	13.5 km	4.3
Melksham	16.4 km	2.2
Bradford-on-Avon	9.2 km	1.1
Peasedown St John	8.5 km	1.0
The typical town	–	5.7