Crap Towns / Durrington / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Durrington?

There were 1.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Durrington from April 2023 to March 2026, 79% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.2. In 2025/26 it was 0.0, down from 1.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.8	5.2
2024/25	1.8	5.4
2025/26	0.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.2	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Amesbury	4.8 km	7.4
Tidworth	8.3 km	7.2
Andover	20.9 km	4.4
Salisbury	13.9 km	4.1
Warminster	27.9 km	3.7
Westbury	30.1 km	3.7
Devizes	22.4 km	3.1
Marlborough	24.8 km	3.0
Ludgershall	13.0 km	2.7
Durrington	–	1.2
Hungerford	29.8 km	0.3
The typical town	–	5.7