Crap Towns / Cranfield / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Cranfield?

There were 4.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Cranfield from April 2023 to March 2026, 18% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.2. In 2025/26 it was 1.4, down from 6.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.0	5.2
2024/25	6.7	5.4
2025/26	1.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.2	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.5	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Wixams	9.8 km	15.4
Kempston	9.5 km	9.4
Bletchley	12.1 km	8.1
Wootton	6.3 km	7.5
Milton Keynes	10.9 km	6.4
Cranfield	–	4.7
Flitwick	10.8 km	3.4
Newport Pagnell	7.9 km	3.3
Ampthill	9.5 km	2.9
Marston Moretaine	4.5 km	2.5
Olney	11.5 km	1.8
The typical town	–	5.7