Crap Towns / Sherborne / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Sherborne?

There were 2.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Sherborne from April 2023 to March 2026, 60% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.3. In 2025/26 it was 1.9, down from 3.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.9	5.2
2024/25	1.0	5.4
2025/26	1.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.3	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.0	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Wincanton	13.8 km	9.5
Glastonbury	25.9 km	8.6
Yeovil	9.3 km	5.5
Crewkerne	20.6 km	4.5
Shepton Mallet	26.6 km	4.1
Somerton	19.4 km	2.9
Street	24.8 km	2.4
Sherborne	–	2.3
Blandford Forum	27.0 km	2.2
Shaftesbury	23.8 km	1.8
Gillingham	19.6 km	1.2
The typical town	–	5.7