Crap Towns / Wincanton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Wincanton?

There were 9.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Wincanton from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.7 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 5.0. In 2025/26 it was 3.1, down from 15.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	15.0	5.2
2024/25	10.5	5.4
2025/26	3.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	5.0	1.9
Other outdoor fires	4.5	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.1	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Wincanton	–	9.5
Glastonbury	23.3 km	8.6
Yeovil	20.9 km	5.5
Wells	24.1 km	4.9
Frome	20.8 km	4.4
Shepton Mallet	17.7 km	4.1
Warminster	23.6 km	3.7
Somerton	22.9 km	2.9
Sherborne	13.8 km	2.3
Shaftesbury	16.3 km	1.8
Gillingham	9.6 km	1.2
The typical town	–	5.7