Crap Towns / Nailsea / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Nailsea?

There were 5.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Nailsea from April 2023 to March 2026, 5% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.5. In 2025/26 it was 6.9, the same as in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.9	5.2
2024/25	2.4	5.4
2025/26	6.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	3.5	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.3	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.6	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Undy and Magor	17.1 km	21.2
Bristol	12.3 km	12.7
Weston-super-Mare	16.6 km	8.7
Filton	16.0 km	7.9
Nailsea	–	5.4
Patchway	17.1 km	4.7
Portishead	5.9 km	4.2
Cheddar	16.9 km	3.3
Long Ashton	7.0 km	2.4
Clevedon	6.5 km	1.7
Yatton	5.9 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7