Crap Towns / Chinnor / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Chinnor?

There were 3.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Chinnor from April 2023 to March 2026, 37% 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 6.6, up from 2.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.8	5.2
2024/25	1.4	5.4
2025/26	6.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.4	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.4	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.8	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
High Wycombe	14.2 km	10.7
Wendover	14.1 km	7.1
Aylesbury	14.3 km	6.7
Prestwood and Great Missenden	12.4 km	4.7
Haddenham	8.0 km	4.4
Hazlemere	15.4 km	3.7
Chinnor	–	3.6
Marlow	17.1 km	3.4
Princes Risborough	5.8 km	3.4
Thame	6.8 km	2.8
Benson	15.9 km	1.6
The typical town	–	5.7