Crap Towns / Odiham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Odiham?

There were 2.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Odiham from April 2023 to March 2026, 65% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.3. In 2025/26 it was 2.0, the same as in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.0	5.2
2024/25	2.0	5.4
2025/26	2.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.3	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.7	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Yateley	12.0 km	5.5
Basingstoke	11.2 km	5.0
Fleet	7.7 km	4.0
Farnborough	12.7 km	3.1
Aldershot	13.1 km	2.6
Farnham	11.6 km	2.3
Odiham	–	2.0
Weybourne	11.0 km	1.5
Wrecclesham	11.3 km	1.4
Alton	11.2 km	1.3
Hook	3.6 km	1.2
The typical town	–	5.7