Crap Towns / Melksham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Melksham?

There were 2.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Melksham from April 2023 to March 2026, 61% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.7. In 2025/26 it was 0.6, down from 3.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.8	5.2
2024/25	2.3	5.4
2025/26	0.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.7	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.6	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Trowbridge	7.4 km	5.5
Bath	16.4 km	5.5
Corsham	7.4 km	4.6
Frome	20.8 km	4.4
Warminster	19.4 km	3.7
Westbury	13.2 km	3.7
Devizes	10.5 km	3.1
Chippenham	9.2 km	2.9
Melksham	–	2.2
Calne	11.7 km	1.6
Bradford-on-Avon	8.9 km	1.1
The typical town	–	5.7