Crap Towns / Cirencester / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Cirencester?

There were 2.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Cirencester from April 2023 to March 2026, 61% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.2. In 2025/26 it was 3.5, up from 1.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.4	5.2
2024/25	1.8	5.4
2025/26	3.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.2	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.8	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.3	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stroud	18.2 km	4.2
Brockworth	20.2 km	3.8
Swindon	19.7 km	3.3
Royal Wootton Bassett	19.4 km	2.6
Cirencester	–	2.2
Broad Blunsdon	16.6 km	2.0
Chalford	13.1 km	1.9
Malmesbury	16.6 km	1.6
Highworth	19.8 km	1.6
Tetbury	15.3 km	0.5
Nailsworth	17.8 km	0.3
The typical town	–	5.7