Crap Towns / Old Windsor and Wraysbury / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Old Windsor and Wraysbury?

There were 1.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Old Windsor and Wraysbury from April 2023 to March 2026, 75% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 0.9. In 2025/26 it was 3.7, up from 0.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.4	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	3.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	0.9	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.5	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Iver Heath	8.5 km	8.5
Virginia Water	6.6 km	4.9
Stanwell	6.8 km	4.1
Staines-upon-Thames	6.2 km	2.9
Chertsey	9.1 km	2.6
Ascot	9.0 km	1.8
Egham	3.8 km	1.8
Slough	6.5 km	1.7
Old Windsor and Wraysbury	–	1.4
Ashford	7.7 km	1.1
Windsor	5.2 km	1.1
The typical town	–	5.7