Crap Towns / Caister-on-Sea / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Caister-on-Sea?

There were 4.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Caister-on-Sea from April 2023 to March 2026, 28% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.7. In 2025/26 it was 5.3, up from 2.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.5	5.2
2024/25	4.4	5.4
2025/26	5.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.7	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.7	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.7	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Great Yarmouth	5.2 km	14.0
Lowestoft	19.4 km	7.3
Bradwell	7.9 km	6.9
Norwich	30.0 km	6.9
Gorleston-on-Sea	8.6 km	6.6
Hemsby	6.3 km	6.1
Poringland	27.6 km	5.5
Caister-on-Sea	–	4.1
Bungay	29.1 km	3.3
Beccles	24.3 km	3.3
North Walsham	29.9 km	1.8
The typical town	–	5.7