Crap Towns / Frome / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Frome?

There were 4.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Frome from April 2023 to March 2026, 23% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.4. In 2025/26 it was 9.0, up from 3.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.1	5.2
2024/25	1.2	5.4
2025/26	9.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.4	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.0	1.9
Other outdoor fires	1.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Radstock	11.4 km	7.7
Trowbridge	13.4 km	5.5
Bath	17.0 km	5.5
Paulton	15.1 km	4.6
Frome	–	4.4
Midsomer Norton	13.0 km	4.3
Shepton Mallet	16.5 km	4.1
Warminster	10.6 km	3.7
Westbury	9.6 km	3.7
Bradford-on-Avon	13.5 km	1.1
Peasedown St John	12.2 km	1.0
The typical town	–	5.7