Crap Towns / Egham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Egham?

There were 1.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Egham from April 2023 to March 2026, 68% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 0.8. In 2025/26 it was 2.5, up from 1.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.4	5.2
2024/25	1.4	5.4
2025/26	2.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.8	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.7	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.2	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Virginia Water	3.0 km	4.9
Stanwell	6.9 km	4.1
Staines-upon-Thames	4.2 km	2.9
Chertsey	5.6 km	2.6
Addlestone	8.0 km	2.2
Ascot	7.2 km	1.8
Egham	–	1.8
Old Windsor and Wraysbury	3.8 km	1.4
Ashford	6.7 km	1.1
Windsor	7.6 km	1.1
Ashford Common	8.4 km	0.2
The typical town	–	5.7