Crap Towns / Kingsbridge / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Kingsbridge?

There were 2.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Kingsbridge from April 2023 to March 2026, 51% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.8. In 2025/26 it was 5.3, up from 0.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	3.0	5.4
2025/26	5.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.8	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.6	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.4	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Totnes	17.5 km	10.3
Torquay	28.5 km	9.6
Plymouth	28.1 km	7.5
Kingsteignton	32.1 km	6.2
Newton Abbot	29.2 km	5.7
Torpoint	32.5 km	4.9
Paignton	21.2 km	4.3
Kingsbridge	–	2.8
Ivybridge	15.9 km	2.5
Brixham	20.9 km	2.2
Dartmouth	15.1 km	0.6
The typical town	–	5.7