Crap Towns / Burton Latimer / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Burton Latimer?

There were 7.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Burton Latimer from April 2023 to March 2026, 35% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 3.5. In 2025/26 it was 8.6, down from 10.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	10.5	5.2
2024/25	3.8	5.4
2025/26	8.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.5	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.2	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Higham Ferrers	8.6 km	20.8
Rushden	10.2 km	14.6
Irthlingborough	6.3 km	12.9
Rothwell	10.8 km	10.1
Burton Latimer	–	7.7
Kettering	4.7 km	7.0
Raunds	9.8 km	6.3
Wellingborough	6.8 km	5.9
Desborough	13.0 km	5.9
Earls Barton	11.8 km	3.2
Thrapston	11.1 km	0.5
The typical town	–	5.7