Crap Towns / Highworth / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Highworth?

There were 1.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Highworth from April 2023 to March 2026, 72% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 0.8. In 2025/26 it was 0.0, down from 1.3 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/241.35.2
2024/253.55.4
2025/260.06.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire0.81.7
Other outdoor fires0.81.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire0.01.9
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Faringdon9.0 km8.6
Grove19.9 km8.0
Wroughton12.9 km7.7
Shrivenham and Watchfield5.5 km6.1
Swindon9.1 km3.3
Carterton16.5 km3.0
Royal Wootton Bassett16.2 km2.6
Cirencester19.8 km2.2
Broad Blunsdon5.9 km2.0
Stratton St Margaret5.6 km1.9
Highworth–1.6
The typical town–5.7