Crap Towns / Devizes / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Devizes?

There were 3.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Devizes from April 2023 to March 2026, 46% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.5. In 2025/26 it was 4.6, up from 2.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.6	5.2
2024/25	2.2	5.4
2025/26	4.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.5	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.4	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.2	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Trowbridge	15.1 km	5.5
Corsham	16.8 km	4.6
Warminster	21.0 km	3.7
Westbury	17.4 km	3.7
Devizes	–	3.1
Marlborough	19.3 km	3.0
Chippenham	15.4 km	2.9
Royal Wootton Bassett	22.1 km	2.6
Melksham	10.5 km	2.2
Calne	9.6 km	1.6
Bradford-on-Avon	18.3 km	1.1
The typical town	–	5.7