Crap Towns / Biggleswade / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Biggleswade?

There were 4.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Biggleswade from April 2023 to March 2026, 30% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.2. In 2025/26 it was 5.6, up from 2.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.2	5.2
2024/25	4.1	5.4
2025/26	5.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.2	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.9	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.9	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Wixams	15.1 km	15.4
Baldock	11.8 km	11.0
Letchworth	11.8 km	6.5
Sandy	6.5 km	5.8
Bedford	15.4 km	5.6
Arlesey	7.7 km	5.0
Potton	5.5 km	4.8
Biggleswade	–	4.0
Shefford	7.5 km	3.5
Hitchin	14.7 km	2.7
Stotfold	7.8 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7