Crap Towns / Ware / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Ware?

There were 5.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Ware from April 2023 to March 2026, 5% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 2.4. In 2025/26 it was 6.6, up from 5.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.1	5.2
2024/25	4.6	5.4
2025/26	6.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.4	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.5	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Waltham Cross	13.8 km	13.8
Harlow	11.4 km	9.6
Hoddesdon	6.2 km	7.4
Welwyn Garden City	11.2 km	6.8
Ware	–	5.4
Hertford	4.1 km	4.4
Cheshunt	11.7 km	4.4
Sawbridgeworth	12.3 km	4.2
Hatfield	14.9 km	3.6
Waltham Abbey	14.2 km	3.0
Bishop's Stortford	14.7 km	2.9
The typical town	–	5.7