Crap Towns / Totnes / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Totnes?

There were 10.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Totnes from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.8 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 5.2. In 2025/26 it was 9.9, up from 2.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.3	5.2
2024/25	18.7	5.4
2025/26	9.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	5.2	1.9
Other outdoor fires	4.0	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.1	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Totnes	–	10.3
Torquay	12.7 km	9.6
Kingsteignton	14.6 km	6.2
Newton Abbot	11.7 km	5.7
Paignton	8.1 km	4.3
Kingsbridge	17.5 km	2.8
Ivybridge	17.4 km	2.5
Teignmouth	19.2 km	2.5
Brixham	12.1 km	2.2
Bovey Tracey	17.5 km	1.6
Dartmouth	11.6 km	0.6
The typical town	–	5.7