Crap Towns / Tidworth / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Tidworth?

There were 7.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Tidworth from April 2023 to March 2026, 26% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 5.0. In 2025/26 it was 15.0, up from 0.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.9	5.2
2024/25	5.6	5.4
2025/26	15.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	5.0	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.9	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.3	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Amesbury	10.4 km	7.4
Tidworth	–	7.2
Andover	13.8 km	4.4
Salisbury	20.0 km	4.1
Devizes	25.5 km	3.1
Marlborough	21.0 km	3.0
Ludgershall	4.7 km	2.7
Romsey	30.0 km	2.0
Durrington	8.3 km	1.2
Whitchurch	23.4 km	1.1
Hungerford	22.4 km	0.3
The typical town	–	5.7