Crap Towns / Bletchley / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bletchley?

There were 8.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bletchley from April 2023 to March 2026, 42% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 3.1. In 2025/26 it was 8.3, down from 9.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	9.4	5.2
2024/25	6.7	5.4
2025/26	8.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.1	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.9	1.7
Other outdoor fires	2.2	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Houghton Regis	17.6 km	15.1
Leighton Buzzard	9.5 km	10.2
Bletchley	–	8.1
Milton Keynes	5.3 km	6.4
Buckingham	17.0 km	4.9
Cranfield	12.1 km	4.7
Flitwick	16.5 km	3.4
Newport Pagnell	10.0 km	3.3
Ampthill	16.9 km	2.9
Winslow	11.3 km	2.6
Marston Moretaine	15.4 km	2.5
The typical town	–	5.7