Crap Towns / Arlesey / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Arlesey?

There were 5.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Arlesey from April 2023 to March 2026, 12% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.8. In 2025/26 it was 8.3, up from 6.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.6	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	8.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.8	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.7	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.6	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Baldock	6.3 km	11.0
Stevenage	12.8 km	7.6
Letchworth	4.9 km	6.5
Sandy	13.7 km	5.8
Arlesey	–	5.0
Potton	13.1 km	4.8
Biggleswade	7.7 km	4.0
Shefford	5.1 km	3.5
Ampthill	15.9 km	2.9
Hitchin	6.9 km	2.7
Stotfold	2.1 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7