Crap Towns / Wimborne Minster / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Wimborne Minster?

There were 4.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Wimborne Minster from April 2023 to March 2026, 30% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.9. In 2025/26 it was 4.7, up from 1.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.9	5.2
2024/25	5.5	5.4
2025/26	4.7	6.4

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

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Poole	8.8 km	6.8
Corfe Mullen	6.0 km	5.3
Bournemouth	9.5 km	5.3
Merley	2.7 km	4.2
Wimborne Minster	–	4.0
Ferndown	4.6 km	3.7
Upton	8.8 km	3.1
Verwood	10.2 km	2.8
West Moors	6.3 km	2.7
Ringwood	14.2 km	2.3
Ashley Heath	9.9 km	2.0
The typical town	–	5.7