Crap Towns / Wroughton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Wroughton?

There were 7.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Wroughton from April 2023 to March 2026, 35% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.7. In 2025/26 it was 3.8, down from 9.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	9.2	5.2
2024/25	10.2	5.4
2025/26	3.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	3.7	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.1	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Faringdon	20.1 km	8.6
Wroughton	–	7.7
Shrivenham and Watchfield	13.6 km	6.1
Swindon	4.8 km	3.3
Marlborough	12.4 km	3.0
Royal Wootton Bassett	7.6 km	2.6
Broad Blunsdon	9.4 km	2.0
Stratton St Margaret	7.4 km	1.9
Malmesbury	22.5 km	1.6
Calne	17.2 km	1.6
Highworth	12.9 km	1.6
The typical town	–	5.7