Crap Towns / Wendover / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Wendover?

There were 7.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Wendover from April 2023 to March 2026, 25% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.3. In 2025/26 it was 4.0, down from 8.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	8.4	5.2
2024/25	9.0	5.4
2025/26	4.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	3.3	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.9	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.9	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Wendover	–	7.1
Tring	6.4 km	7.0
Aylesbury	6.7 km	6.7
Chesham	10.5 km	5.8
Amersham	13.7 km	5.5
Aston Clinton	4.0 km	5.2
Berkhamsted	11.5 km	4.9
Prestwood and Great Missenden	8.1 km	4.7
Haddenham	13.1 km	4.4
Hazlemere	13.2 km	3.7
Princes Risborough	8.5 km	3.4
The typical town	–	5.7