Crap Towns / Weston-super-Mare / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Weston-super-Mare?

There were 8.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Weston-super-Mare from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.5 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 4.5. In 2025/26 it was 9.3, down from 10.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	10.2	5.2
2024/25	6.7	5.4
2025/26	9.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	4.5	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.6	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.7	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Barry	22.5 km	21.2
Dinas Powis	20.5 km	21.2
Penarth	19.2 km	21.2
Weston-super-Mare	–	8.7
Highbridge	13.8 km	6.4
Nailsea	16.6 km	5.4
Portishead	20.2 km	4.2
Burnham-on-Sea	11.7 km	3.5
Cheddar	14.5 km	3.3
Clevedon	12.0 km	1.7
Yatton	10.9 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7