Crap Towns / Cam / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Cam?

There were 2.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Cam from April 2023 to March 2026, 53% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.4. In 2025/26 it was 1.5, down from 5.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.3	5.2
2024/25	1.3	5.4
2025/26	1.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.4	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.9	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.5	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Cinderford	16.7 km	15.2
Stroud	10.8 km	4.2
Quedgeley and Hardwicke	14.6 km	4.1
Dursley	2.7 km	3.4
Thornbury	14.4 km	3.1
Cam	–	2.7
Lydney	11.4 km	2.1
Chalford	14.9 km	1.9
Stonehouse	7.4 km	1.7
Tetbury	15.9 km	0.5
Nailsworth	9.9 km	0.3
The typical town	–	5.7