Crap Towns / Long Ashton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Long Ashton?

There were 2.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Long Ashton from April 2023 to March 2026, 58% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.4. In 2025/26 it was 0.7, down from 2.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.3	5.2
2024/25	4.2	5.4
2025/26	0.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.4	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.6	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.4	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bristol	5.6 km	12.7
Keynsham	11.7 km	9.2
Filton	11.0 km	7.9
Nailsea	7.0 km	5.4
Stoke Gifford	11.8 km	5.4
Kingswood and Fishponds	12.2 km	5.2
Patchway	12.7 km	4.7
Portishead	9.4 km	4.2
Long Ashton	–	2.4
Clevedon	13.5 km	1.7
Yatton	11.9 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7