Crap Towns / Torquay / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Torquay?

There were 9.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Torquay from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.7 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.6. In 2025/26 it was 10.0, down from 10.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	10.1	5.2
2024/25	8.9	5.4
2025/26	10.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	3.6	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.2	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.9	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Totnes	12.7 km	10.3
Torquay	–	9.6
Kingsteignton	8.1 km	6.2
Newton Abbot	7.4 km	5.7
Paignton	7.5 km	4.3
Dawlish	12.1 km	3.3
Exmouth	18.2 km	2.8
Teignmouth	7.9 km	2.5
Brixham	10.9 km	2.2
Bovey Tracey	15.3 km	1.6
Dartmouth	15.9 km	0.6
The typical town	–	5.7