Crap Towns / Cheshunt / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Cheshunt?

There were 4.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Cheshunt from April 2023 to March 2026, 23% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.6. In 2025/26 it was 6.9, up from 2.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.6	5.2
2024/25	3.7	5.4
2025/26	6.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.6	1.9
Other outdoor fires	1.5	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.3	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Waltham Cross	2.4 km	13.8
Hoddesdon	6.1 km	7.4
Ware	11.7 km	5.4
Potters Bar	9.7 km	4.5
Hertford	10.4 km	4.4
Cheshunt	–	4.4
Waltham Abbey	4.1 km	3.0
Loughton	10.2 km	1.8
Enfield	6.9 km	1.4
Epping	10.6 km	1.2
Buckhurst Hill	10.6 km	0.9
The typical town	–	5.7