Crap Towns / Thame / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Thame?

There were 2.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Thame from April 2023 to March 2026, 51% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.2. In 2025/26 it was 1.4, down from 5.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.0	5.2
2024/25	2.1	5.4
2025/26	1.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.2	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.9	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.7	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Wendover	16.7 km	7.1
Aylesbury	13.9 km	6.7
Aston Clinton	18.4 km	5.2
Oxford	19.4 km	5.0
Prestwood and Great Missenden	17.8 km	4.7
Haddenham	4.4 km	4.4
Chinnor	6.8 km	3.6
Princes Risborough	10.2 km	3.4
Thame	–	2.8
Wallingford	19.4 km	2.0
Benson	16.6 km	1.6
The typical town	–	5.7