Crap Towns / Baldock / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Baldock?

There were 11.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Baldock from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.9 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 6.6. In 2025/26 it was 14.1, up from 10.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	10.4	5.2
2024/25	8.5	5.4
2025/26	14.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	6.6	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.8	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.6	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Baldock	–	11.0
Stevenage	8.5 km	7.6
Letchworth	2.7 km	6.5
Arlesey	6.3 km	5.0
Royston	13.4 km	4.8
Potton	15.9 km	4.8
Buntingford	12.0 km	4.5
Biggleswade	11.8 km	4.0
Shefford	11.4 km	3.5
Hitchin	6.9 km	2.7
Stotfold	4.5 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7