Crap Towns / Ottery St Mary / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Ottery St Mary?

There were 2.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Ottery St Mary from April 2023 to March 2026, 61% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.1. In 2025/26 it was 1.7, down from 5.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.0	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	1.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.1	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.1	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Honiton	7.5 km	6.2
Cullompton	14.3 km	5.7
Tiverton	22.3 km	5.1
Exeter	17.0 km	4.1
Dawlish	22.5 km	3.3
Axminster	20.3 km	3.2
Exmouth	16.2 km	2.8
Seaton	15.1 km	2.5
Ottery St Mary	–	2.2
Budleigh Salterton	13.9 km	1.6
Sidmouth	7.2 km	1.0
The typical town	–	5.7