Crap Towns / Bradwell / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bradwell?

There were 6.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bradwell from April 2023 to March 2026, 21% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 4.0. In 2025/26 it was 9.5, up from 5.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.2	5.2
2024/25	6.0	5.4
2025/26	9.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	4.0	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.6	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.3	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Great Yarmouth	3.1 km	14.0
Lowestoft	11.9 km	7.3
Bradwell	–	6.9
Norwich	29.1 km	6.9
Gorleston-on-Sea	1.9 km	6.6
Hemsby	13.5 km	6.1
Poringland	24.6 km	5.5
Caister-on-Sea	7.9 km	4.1
Bungay	22.4 km	3.3
Beccles	16.7 km	3.3
Long Stratton	33.3 km	0.9
The typical town	–	5.7