Crap Towns / Bodmin / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bodmin?

There were 9.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bodmin from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.7 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 4.1. In 2025/26 it was 12.4, up from 7.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	7.7	5.2
2024/25	8.3	5.4
2025/26	12.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	4.1	1.7
Other outdoor fires	3.0	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.4	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bodmin	–	9.5
St Blazey	12.8 km	8.4
Liskeard	18.1 km	5.5
Torpoint	37.6 km	4.9
St Austell	14.6 km	4.8
Saltash	35.4 km	4.6
Newquay	25.2 km	4.5
Wadebridge	10.3 km	3.8
Truro	33.0 km	3.6
Looe	22.4 km	3.5
Launceston	31.0 km	2.4
The typical town	–	5.7