Crap Towns / Honiton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Honiton?

There were 6.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Honiton from April 2023 to March 2026, 9% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.7. In 2025/26 it was 4.4, down from 11.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	11.5	5.2
2024/25	2.8	5.4
2025/26	4.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.7	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.5	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Chard	18.9 km	9.6
Wellington	20.6 km	6.8
Honiton	–	6.2
Cullompton	15.7 km	5.7
Tiverton	23.7 km	5.1
Axminster	14.3 km	3.2
Exmouth	23.4 km	2.8
Seaton	12.8 km	2.5
Ottery St Mary	7.5 km	2.2
Budleigh Salterton	20.6 km	1.6
Sidmouth	11.8 km	1.0
The typical town	–	5.7