Crap Towns / Gillingham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Gillingham?

There were 1.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Gillingham from April 2023 to March 2026, 79% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 0.9. In 2025/26 it was 0.0, down from 2.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.7	5.2
2024/25	0.9	5.4
2025/26	0.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.9	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.3	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Wincanton	9.6 km	9.5
Radstock	30.6 km	7.7
Yeovil	28.3 km	5.5
Frome	21.7 km	4.4
Shepton Mallet	25.2 km	4.1
Warminster	19.8 km	3.7
Westbury	25.7 km	3.7
Sherborne	19.6 km	2.3
Blandford Forum	21.4 km	2.2
Shaftesbury	6.9 km	1.8
Gillingham	–	1.2
The typical town	–	5.7