Crap Towns / Blandford Forum / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Blandford Forum?

There were 2.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Blandford Forum from April 2023 to March 2026, 61% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 0.9. In 2025/26 it was 1.3, up from 0.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.9	5.2
2024/25	4.4	5.4
2025/26	1.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	0.9	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.7	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.6	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Corfe Mullen	14.6 km	5.3
Merley	16.2 km	4.2
Wimborne Minster	15.2 km	4.0
Ferndown	19.5 km	3.7
Upton	16.7 km	3.1
Verwood	20.0 km	2.8
West Moors	20.1 km	2.7
Wareham	19.2 km	2.3
Blandford Forum	–	2.2
Shaftesbury	16.5 km	1.8
Wool	19.4 km	1.7
The typical town	–	5.7