Crap Towns / Ludgershall / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Ludgershall?

There were 2.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Ludgershall from April 2023 to March 2026, 53% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.5. In 2025/26 it was 2.0, up from 1.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.9	5.2
2024/25	4.4	5.4
2025/26	2.0	6.4

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

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Amesbury	14.7 km	7.4
Tidworth	4.7 km	7.2
Andover	10.4 km	4.4
Salisbury	23.9 km	4.1
Devizes	28.4 km	3.1
Marlborough	20.4 km	3.0
Ludgershall	–	2.7
Newbury	26.1 km	1.8
Durrington	13.0 km	1.2
Whitchurch	19.3 km	1.1
Hungerford	18.9 km	0.3
The typical town	–	5.7