Crap Towns / Marlow / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Marlow?

There were 3.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Marlow from April 2023 to March 2026, 40% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.6. In 2025/26 it was 6.2, up from 3.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.3	5.2
2024/25	0.7	5.4
2025/26	6.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.6	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.9	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.9	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
High Wycombe	6.6 km	10.7
Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green	5.8 km	5.9
Beaconsfield	9.4 km	5.3
Bourne End	4.8 km	4.2
Hazlemere	10.0 km	3.7
Marlow	–	3.4
Farnham Common and Farnham Royal	11.2 km	2.7
Maidenhead	6.9 km	2.1
Cookham	3.3 km	1.7
Twyford	12.1 km	1.7
Henley-on-Thames	10.4 km	1.1
The typical town	–	5.7