Crap Towns / Beccles / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Beccles?

There were 3.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Beccles from April 2023 to March 2026, 42% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.4. In 2025/26 it was 5.1, up from 2.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.0	5.2
2024/25	2.8	5.4
2025/26	5.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.4	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.3	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.7	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Great Yarmouth	19.8 km	14.0
Lowestoft	10.7 km	7.3
Bradwell	16.7 km	6.9
Gorleston-on-Sea	16.8 km	6.6
Poringland	21.0 km	5.5
Caister-on-Sea	24.3 km	4.1
Leiston	27.2 km	3.6
Bungay	8.6 km	3.3
Beccles	–	3.3
Harleston	19.1 km	2.0
Long Stratton	23.5 km	0.9
The typical town	–	5.7