Crap Towns / Eynsham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Eynsham?

There were 3.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Eynsham from April 2023 to March 2026, 37% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.2. In 2025/26 it was 4.3, up from 0.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	6.6	5.4
2025/26	4.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.2	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.4	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Faringdon	20.3 km	8.6
Grove	19.8 km	8.0
Witney	7.5 km	6.1
Oxford	8.6 km	5.0
Didcot	20.9 km	3.8
Eynsham	–	3.6
Chipping Norton	21.1 km	3.6
Bicester	20.1 km	3.1
Carterton	14.7 km	3.0
Abingdon-on-Thames	13.4 km	2.4
Kidlington	7.6 km	1.8
The typical town	–	5.7