Crap Towns / Ringwood / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Ringwood?

There were 2.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Ringwood from April 2023 to March 2026, 60% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.0. In 2025/26 it was 1.5, down from 2.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.4	5.2
2024/25	2.9	5.4
2025/26	1.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.0	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.7	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.5	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bournemouth	14.1 km	5.3
Christchurch	12.4 km	4.5
Wimborne Minster	14.2 km	4.0
Ferndown	10.0 km	3.7
Verwood	7.7 km	2.8
West Moors	7.9 km	2.7
New Milton	13.6 km	2.6
Ringwood	–	2.3
Ashley Heath	4.4 km	2.0
Barton on Sea	14.9 km	1.7
Ashley	14.3 km	1.3
The typical town	–	5.7