Crap Towns / Witney / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Witney?

There were 6.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Witney from April 2023 to March 2026, 7% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.6. In 2025/26 it was 8.6, up from 2.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.0	5.2
2024/25	7.8	5.4
2025/26	8.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.6	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.1	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.4	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Wantage	22.3 km	11.2
Faringdon	16.5 km	8.6
Grove	20.5 km	8.0
Witney	–	6.1
Shrivenham and Watchfield	23.0 km	6.1
Oxford	16.0 km	5.0
Eynsham	7.5 km	3.6
Chipping Norton	17.4 km	3.6
Carterton	7.7 km	3.0
Abingdon-on-Thames	18.8 km	2.4
Kidlington	14.0 km	1.8
The typical town	–	5.7