Crap Towns / Sidmouth / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Sidmouth?

There were 1.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Sidmouth from April 2023 to March 2026, 82% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 0.5. In 2025/26 it was 2.3, up from 0.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	0.8	5.4
2025/26	2.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	0.5	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.3	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.3	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Honiton	11.8 km	6.2
Cullompton	21.3 km	5.7
Exeter	19.4 km	4.1
Dawlish	19.8 km	3.3
Axminster	19.9 km	3.2
Exmouth	13.1 km	2.8
Seaton	11.8 km	2.5
Teignmouth	23.8 km	2.5
Ottery St Mary	7.2 km	2.2
Budleigh Salterton	9.5 km	1.6
Sidmouth	–	1.0
The typical town	–	5.7