Crap Towns / Ferndown / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Ferndown?

There were 3.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Ferndown from April 2023 to March 2026, 35% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.9. In 2025/26 it was 5.6, up from 2.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.5	5.2
2024/25	3.1	5.4
2025/26	5.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.9	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.5	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.4	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Poole	9.5 km	6.8
Corfe Mullen	9.7 km	5.3
Bournemouth	7.2 km	5.3
Merley	5.5 km	4.2
Wimborne Minster	4.6 km	4.0
Ferndown	–	3.7
Upton	11.8 km	3.1
Verwood	8.4 km	2.8
West Moors	2.7 km	2.7
Ringwood	10.0 km	2.3
Ashley Heath	5.6 km	2.0
The typical town	–	5.7