Crap Towns / Chalfont St Peter / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Chalfont St Peter?

There were 9.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Chalfont St Peter from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 3.1. In 2025/26 it was 7.2, down from 11.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	11.0	5.2
2024/25	9.0	5.4
2025/26	7.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.1	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.0	1.9
Other outdoor fires	2.9	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Gerrards Cross	2.6 km	15.8
Chalfont St Peter	–	9.1
Iver Heath	8.5 km	8.5
Amersham	8.7 km	5.5
Little Chalfont	6.6 km	5.5
Beaconsfield	6.3 km	5.3
Farnham Common and Farnham Royal	7.4 km	2.7
Chorleywood	6.2 km	2.5
Rickmansworth	7.5 km	2.3
Slough	9.9 km	1.7
Moor Park	9.2 km	1.1
The typical town	–	5.7