Crap Towns / Brecon / Deliberate fires
How many fires get started on purpose in Brecon?
There were 13.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Brecon from April 2023 to March 2025, 2.3 times the typical town's 5.7. In 2024/25 it was 15.0, up from 11.2 in 2023/24.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 11.2 | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 15.0 | 5.4 |
| 2025/26 | – | 6.4 |
| Town | Distance | Fires per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdare | 26.9 km | 21.2 |
| Abergavenny | 28.8 km | 21.2 |
| Abertillery | 29.2 km | 21.2 |
| Bargod | 30.9 km | 21.2 |
| Blaenavon | 28.7 km | 21.2 |
| Brynmawr | 22.3 km | 21.2 |
| Ebbw Vale | 21.1 km | 21.2 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 21.8 km | 21.2 |
| Mountain Ash | 29.4 km | 21.2 |
| Tredegar | 21.3 km | 21.2 |
| Brecon | – | 13.1 |
| The typical town | – | 5.7 |