Crap Towns / Shrivenham and Watchfield / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Shrivenham and Watchfield?

There were 6.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Shrivenham and Watchfield from April 2023 to March 2026, 7% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 3.4. In 2025/26 it was 11.2, up from 3.7 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/243.75.2
2024/253.35.4
2025/2611.26.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire3.41.7
Other outdoor fires1.71.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire1.01.9
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Wantage15.2 km11.2
Faringdon6.6 km8.6
Grove15.0 km8.0
Wroughton13.6 km7.7
Shrivenham and Watchfield–6.1
Swindon11.4 km3.3
Carterton17.3 km3.0
Royal Wootton Bassett19.0 km2.6
Broad Blunsdon10.2 km2.0
Stratton St Margaret7.4 km1.9
Highworth5.5 km1.6
The typical town–5.7