Crap Towns / Blackwater / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Blackwater?

There were 1.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Blackwater from April 2023 to March 2026, 67% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.4. In 2025/26 it was 4.2, up from 0.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	1.4	5.4
2025/26	4.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.4	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.5	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Yateley	2.9 km	5.5
Bagshot	7.5 km	5.1
Lightwater	8.4 km	4.1
Fleet	7.2 km	4.0
Camberley	4.4 km	3.5
Crowthorne	4.4 km	3.3
Farnborough	5.7 km	3.1
Blackwater	–	1.9
Sandhurst	1.7 km	1.3
Frimley	4.6 km	1.3
Wokingham	7.8 km	0.6
The typical town	–	5.7