Crap Towns / Bude / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bude?

There were 5.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bude from April 2023 to March 2026, 5% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 3.7. In 2025/26 it was 8.2, up from 6.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.0	5.2
2024/25	2.1	5.4
2025/26	8.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.7	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.3	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.5	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bodmin	41.9 km	9.5
Northam	32.8 km	8.7
Great Torrington	31.0 km	6.9
Liskeard	41.8 km	5.5
Bude	–	5.4
Okehampton	39.5 km	5.4
Wadebridge	40.4 km	3.8
Fremington	38.2 km	3.2
Bideford	31.3 km	3.0
Braunton	41.1 km	2.6
Launceston	24.7 km	2.4
The typical town	–	5.7