Crap Towns / Winslow / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Winslow?

There were 2.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Winslow from April 2023 to March 2026, 54% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.3. In 2025/26 it was 3.8, up from 1.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.9	5.2
2024/25	1.9	5.4
2025/26	3.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.3	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.6	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.6	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Leighton Buzzard	15.4 km	10.2
Bletchley	11.3 km	8.1
Aylesbury	15.7 km	6.7
Milton Keynes	13.1 km	6.4
Aston Clinton	19.0 km	5.2
Buckingham	9.1 km	4.9
Haddenham	19.5 km	4.4
Newport Pagnell	18.6 km	3.3
Bicester	19.4 km	3.1
Winslow	–	2.6
Brackley	20.7 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7