Crap Towns / Dartmouth / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Dartmouth?

There were 0.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Dartmouth from April 2023 to March 2026, 89% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 0.6. In 2025/26 it was 0.0, down from 1.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.9	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	0.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.6	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Totnes	11.6 km	10.3
Torquay	15.9 km	9.6
Kingsteignton	22.2 km	6.2
Newton Abbot	19.9 km	5.7
Paignton	8.6 km	4.3
Kingsbridge	15.1 km	2.8
Ivybridge	24.3 km	2.5
Teignmouth	23.9 km	2.5
Brixham	6.1 km	2.2
Bovey Tracey	27.4 km	1.6
Dartmouth	–	0.6
The typical town	–	5.7