Crap Towns / Newbury / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Newbury?

There were 1.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Newbury from April 2023 to March 2026, 68% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 0.9. In 2025/26 it was 1.6, up from 0.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.9	5.2
2024/25	2.8	5.4
2025/26	1.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	0.9	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.5	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.4	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Wantage	22.0 km	11.2
Grove	23.8 km	8.0
Burghfield Common	17.6 km	5.9
Basingstoke	21.5 km	5.0
Didcot	23.6 km	3.8
Tadley	13.0 km	3.5
Oakley	19.8 km	2.3
Newbury	–	1.8
Thatcham	4.7 km	1.7
Whitchurch	19.4 km	1.1
Hungerford	13.9 km	0.3
The typical town	–	5.7