Crap Towns / Brixham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Brixham?

There were 2.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Brixham from April 2023 to March 2026, 61% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.1. In 2025/26 it was 2.8, up from 1.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.1	5.2
2024/25	2.8	5.4
2025/26	2.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.1	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.8	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.4	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Totnes	12.1 km	10.3
Torquay	10.9 km	9.6
Kingsteignton	18.3 km	6.2
Newton Abbot	16.4 km	5.7
Paignton	5.0 km	4.3
Dawlish	22.6 km	3.3
Kingsbridge	20.9 km	2.8
Teignmouth	18.6 km	2.5
Brixham	–	2.2
Bovey Tracey	24.5 km	1.6
Dartmouth	6.1 km	0.6
The typical town	–	5.7