Crap Towns / Whitchurch / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Whitchurch?

There were 1.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Whitchurch from April 2023 to March 2026, 81% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 0.6. In 2025/26 it was 1.7, up from 1.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.6	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	1.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	0.6	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.5	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Tidworth	23.4 km	7.2
Basingstoke	16.7 km	5.0
Andover	10.0 km	4.4
Tadley	19.5 km	3.5
Ludgershall	19.3 km	2.7
Winchester	18.5 km	2.5
Oakley	11.4 km	2.3
Newbury	19.4 km	1.8
Thatcham	19.7 km	1.7
Whitchurch	–	1.1
New Alresford	19.8 km	0.0
The typical town	–	5.7