Crap Towns / Bridgwater / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bridgwater?

There were 11.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bridgwater from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.0 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 5.6. In 2025/26 it was 11.4, up from 8.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	8.5	5.2
2024/25	14.9	5.4
2025/26	11.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	5.6	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.2	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.9	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bridgwater	–	11.6
Weston-super-Mare	24.7 km	8.7
Glastonbury	20.7 km	8.6
Ilminster	23.0 km	8.0
Wellington	22.5 km	6.8
Taunton	13.7 km	6.5
Highbridge	11.0 km	6.4
Burnham-on-Sea	13.0 km	3.5
Cheddar	23.2 km	3.3
Somerton	20.1 km	2.9
Street	18.4 km	2.4
The typical town	–	5.7