Crap Towns / Minehead / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Minehead?

There were 3.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Minehead 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 1.4. In 2025/26 it was 2.6, down from 6.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.8	5.2
2024/25	0.9	5.4
2025/26	2.6	6.4

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

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Barry	27.1 km	21.2
Dinas Powis	31.5 km	21.2
Llantwit Major	22.7 km	21.2
Penarth	33.5 km	21.2
Rhoose	23.0 km	21.2
Wellington	30.7 km	6.8
Taunton	33.6 km	6.5
South Molton	32.3 km	6.4
Tiverton	33.5 km	5.1
Burnham-on-Sea	34.3 km	3.5
Minehead	–	3.4
The typical town	–	5.7