Crap Towns / Radstock / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Radstock?

There were 7.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Radstock from April 2023 to March 2026, 35% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 3.5. In 2025/26 it was 19.7, up from 2.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.0	5.2
2024/25	1.5	5.4
2025/26	19.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	3.0	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.2	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Keynsham	13.7 km	9.2
Radstock	–	7.7
Trowbridge	18.0 km	5.5
Bath	11.7 km	5.5
Wells	16.7 km	4.9
Paulton	3.8 km	4.6
Frome	11.4 km	4.4
Midsomer Norton	2.4 km	4.3
Shepton Mallet	13.2 km	4.1
Bradford-on-Avon	15.4 km	1.1
Peasedown St John	3.3 km	1.0
The typical town	–	5.7