Crap Towns / Marlborough / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Marlborough?

There were 3.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Marlborough from April 2023 to March 2026, 47% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.5. In 2025/26 it was 4.5, up from 1.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.1	5.2
2024/25	3.4	5.4
2025/26	4.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.5	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.1	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.4	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Wroughton	12.4 km	7.7
Tidworth	21.0 km	7.2
Shrivenham and Watchfield	21.4 km	6.1
Swindon	17.1 km	3.3
Devizes	19.3 km	3.1
Marlborough	–	3.0
Ludgershall	20.4 km	2.7
Royal Wootton Bassett	17.8 km	2.6
Stratton St Margaret	18.3 km	1.9
Calne	18.3 km	1.6
Hungerford	14.8 km	0.3
The typical town	–	5.7