Crap Towns / Buckingham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Buckingham?

There were 4.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Buckingham from April 2023 to March 2026, 14% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.3. In 2025/26 it was 4.9, down from 8.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	8.4	5.2
2024/25	1.4	5.4
2025/26	4.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.3	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.4	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.2	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Leighton Buzzard	23.8 km	10.2
Bletchley	17.0 km	8.1
Aylesbury	24.0 km	6.7
Milton Keynes	15.9 km	6.4
Buckingham	–	4.9
Haddenham	25.3 km	4.4
Newport Pagnell	20.1 km	3.3
Bicester	15.9 km	3.1
Winslow	9.1 km	2.6
Towcester	14.6 km	2.3
Brackley	11.9 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7