Crap Towns / Westminster / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Westminster?

There were 1.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Westminster from April 2023 to March 2026, 82% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 0.5. In 2025/26 it was 1.0, down from 1.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.1	5.2
2024/25	0.9	5.4
2025/26	1.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	0.5	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.4	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.1	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Tower Hamlets	8.7 km	1.6
Hackney	8.0 km	1.4
Camden	3.7 km	1.3
Islington	5.2 km	1.2
City of London	4.7 km	1.2
Southwark	7.4 km	1.2
Westminster	–	1.0
Lambeth	7.2 km	0.9
Hammersmith and Fulham	4.7 km	0.7
Wandsworth	7.1 km	0.7
Kensington and Chelsea	2.6 km	0.3
The typical town	–	5.7