Crap Towns / Boston / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Boston?

There were 3.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Boston from April 2023 to March 2026, 32% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 3.0. In 2025/26 it was 5.2, up from 2.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.0	5.2
2024/25	4.6	5.4
2025/26	5.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.0	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.6	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.4	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Skegness	29.6 km	8.0
Boston	–	3.9
Kirton	5.4 km	3.3
Long Sutton	23.2 km	2.5
Coningsby and Tattershall	17.1 km	2.3
Spalding	23.5 km	2.1
Sleaford	26.3 km	2.1
Horncastle	27.0 km	1.8
Holbeach	18.8 km	1.8
Bourne	33.1 km	1.5
Ruskington	25.6 km	1.2
The typical town	–	5.7