Crap Towns / Haddenham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Haddenham?

There were 4.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Haddenham from April 2023 to March 2026, 23% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.0. In 2025/26 it was 6.5, up from 5.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.2	5.2
2024/25	1.6	5.4
2025/26	6.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.0	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.9	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.5	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
High Wycombe	20.4 km	10.7
Wendover	13.1 km	7.1
Tring	18.7 km	7.0
Aylesbury	9.5 km	6.7
Aston Clinton	14.3 km	5.2
Prestwood and Great Missenden	15.9 km	4.7
Haddenham	–	4.4
Chinnor	8.0 km	3.6
Princes Risborough	8.4 km	3.4
Thame	4.4 km	2.8
Winslow	19.5 km	2.6
The typical town	–	5.7