Crap Towns / Farnborough / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Farnborough?

There were 3.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Farnborough from April 2023 to March 2026, 46% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.6. In 2025/26 it was 2.7, up from 2.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.5	5.2
2024/25	4.1	5.4
2025/26	2.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.6	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.0	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.5	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Yateley	7.3 km	5.5
Fleet	5.0 km	4.0
Ash and Ash Vale	5.0 km	3.5
Camberley	6.3 km	3.5
Farnborough	–	3.1
Aldershot	4.2 km	2.6
Farnham	8.7 km	2.3
Blackwater	5.7 km	1.9
Weybourne	6.0 km	1.5
Sandhurst	7.1 km	1.3
Frimley	4.1 km	1.3
The typical town	–	5.7