Crap Towns / Cheddar / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Cheddar?

There were 3.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Cheddar from April 2023 to March 2026, 42% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.7. In 2025/26 it was 6.9, up from 2.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.0	5.2
2024/25	1.0	5.4
2025/26	6.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.7	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.9	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.7	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Weston-super-Mare	14.5 km	8.7
Glastonbury	15.2 km	8.6
Highbridge	14.9 km	6.4
Nailsea	16.9 km	5.4
Wells	11.6 km	4.9
Burnham-on-Sea	15.4 km	3.5
Cheddar	–	3.3
Long Ashton	18.8 km	2.4
Street	17.4 km	2.4
Clevedon	17.9 km	1.7
Yatton	12.9 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7