Crap Towns / Barnet / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Barnet?

There were 1.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Barnet from April 2023 to March 2026, 77% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 0.5. In 2025/26 it was 1.1, the same as in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.1	5.2
2024/25	1.6	5.4
2025/26	1.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.4	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.3	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Borehamwood	6.6 km	5.2
Potters Bar	9.3 km	4.5
Bushey	11.1 km	4.3
Radlett	10.7 km	2.4
Haringey	7.7 km	1.8
Enfield	9.3 km	1.4
Brent	7.5 km	1.4
Barnet	–	1.3
Camden	8.6 km	1.3
Islington	10.2 km	1.2
Harrow	9.3 km	0.9
The typical town	–	5.7