Crap Towns / Westbury / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Westbury?

There were 3.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Westbury from April 2023 to March 2026, 35% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.6. In 2025/26 it was 4.3, up from 1.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.8	5.2
2024/25	4.9	5.4
2025/26	4.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.6	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.2	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.8	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Radstock	18.4 km	7.7
Trowbridge	6.9 km	5.5
Bath	17.9 km	5.5
Corsham	18.6 km	4.6
Frome	9.6 km	4.4
Warminster	6.7 km	3.7
Westbury	–	3.7
Devizes	17.4 km	3.1
Melksham	13.2 km	2.2
Bradford-on-Avon	9.8 km	1.1
Peasedown St John	17.6 km	1.0
The typical town	–	5.7