Crap Towns / Burghfield Common / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Burghfield Common?

There were 5.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Burghfield Common from April 2023 to March 2026, about the same as the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 3.1. In 2025/26 it was 9.8, up from 4.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	4.6	5.2
2024/25	3.2	5.4
2025/26	9.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.1	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.7	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Burghfield Common	–	5.9
Tadley	7.0 km	3.5
Caversham	11.4 km	2.4
Reading	8.8 km	2.3
Thatcham	12.9 km	1.7
Woodley	13.0 km	1.7
Hook	14.7 km	1.2
Sonning Common	14.7 km	0.6
Shinfield	8.4 km	0.6
Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross	6.9 km	0.4
Winnersh	13.7 km	0.2
The typical town	–	5.7