Crap Towns / Bourne / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bourne?

There were 1.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bourne from April 2023 to March 2026, 74% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.0. In 2025/26 it was 0.0, down from 0.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.6	5.2
2024/25	4.0	5.4
2025/26	0.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.0	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.6	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Eye	21.4 km	5.9
Peterborough	23.3 km	5.5
Grantham	23.8 km	5.2
Spalding	14.7 km	2.1
Sleaford	26.0 km	2.1
Holbeach	26.3 km	1.8
Bourne	–	1.5
Oakham	26.2 km	1.4
Stamford	14.3 km	1.1
Deeping St James	12.0 km	0.9
Market Deeping	10.4 km	0.9
The typical town	–	5.7