Crap Towns / Brixworth / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Brixworth?

There were 1.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Brixworth from April 2023 to March 2026, 75% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 0.8. In 2025/26 it was 1.6, up from 0.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.8	5.2
2024/25	1.7	5.4
2025/26	1.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.8	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.3	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.3	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Irthlingborough	19.9 km	12.9
Rothwell	12.6 km	10.1
Burton Latimer	15.7 km	7.7
Kettering	14.7 km	7.0
Daventry	19.2 km	6.7
Northampton	9.8 km	6.4
Wellingborough	14.0 km	5.9
Desborough	14.2 km	5.9
Earls Barton	12.5 km	3.2
Market Harborough	17.0 km	1.8
Brixworth	–	1.4
The typical town	–	5.7