Crap Towns / Warminster / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Warminster?

There were 3.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Warminster from April 2023 to March 2026, 35% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.9. In 2025/26 it was 4.4, up from 1.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.7	5.2
2024/25	5.0	5.4
2025/26	4.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.9	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.1	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.7	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Radstock	21.7 km	7.7
Trowbridge	13.6 km	5.5
Frome	10.6 km	4.4
Warminster	–	3.7
Westbury	6.7 km	3.7
Devizes	21.0 km	3.1
Melksham	19.4 km	2.2
Shaftesbury	21.9 km	1.8
Gillingham	19.8 km	1.2
Bradford-on-Avon	16.5 km	1.1
Peasedown St John	21.8 km	1.0
The typical town	–	5.7