Crap Towns / Budleigh Salterton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Budleigh Salterton?

There were 1.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Budleigh Salterton from April 2023 to March 2026, 72% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 0.9. In 2025/26 it was 2.7, up from 1.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.9	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	2.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	0.9	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.6	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Torquay	21.2 km	9.6
Honiton	20.6 km	6.2
Kingsteignton	20.5 km	6.2
Exeter	15.6 km	4.1
Dawlish	10.5 km	3.3
Exmouth	4.2 km	2.8
Seaton	20.4 km	2.5
Teignmouth	14.4 km	2.5
Ottery St Mary	13.9 km	2.2
Budleigh Salterton	–	1.6
Sidmouth	9.5 km	1.0
The typical town	–	5.7