Crap Towns / Weston / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Weston?

There were 10.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Weston from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.8 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 5.2. In 2025/26 it was 8.3, down from 9.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	9.7	5.2
2024/25	12.2	5.4
2025/26	8.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	5.2	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	4.9	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Weston	–	10.1
Poole	39.9 km	6.8
Corfe Mullen	38.4 km	5.3
Bridport	30.8 km	4.7
Weymouth	10.0 km	3.3
Swanage	34.4 km	3.2
Upton	36.2 km	3.1
Wareham	28.3 km	2.3
Blandford Forum	40.4 km	2.2
Dorchester	18.5 km	1.7
Wool	21.8 km	1.7
The typical town	–	5.7