Crap Towns / Chippenham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Chippenham?

There were 2.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Chippenham from April 2023 to March 2026, 49% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.3. In 2025/26 it was 2.7, down from 3.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.7	5.2
2024/25	2.4	5.4
2025/26	2.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.3	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.9	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.7	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Trowbridge	15.7 km	5.5
Bath	18.9 km	5.5
Corsham	5.6 km	4.6
Devizes	15.4 km	3.1
Chippenham	–	2.9
Royal Wootton Bassett	18.3 km	2.6
Melksham	9.2 km	2.2
Malmesbury	14.3 km	1.6
Calne	9.4 km	1.6
Bradford-on-Avon	15.3 km	1.1
Tetbury	20.4 km	0.5
The typical town	–	5.7