Crap Towns / Deeping St James / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Deeping St James?

There were 0.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Deeping St James from April 2023 to March 2026, 84% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 0.5. In 2025/26 it was 2.8, up from 0.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	2.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.5	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Eye	9.6 km	5.9
Peterborough	11.6 km	5.5
Yaxley	17.6 km	3.1
Whittlesey	17.3 km	2.2
Spalding	14.7 km	2.1
Holbeach	25.0 km	1.8
Bourne	12.0 km	1.5
Stamford	13.2 km	1.1
Oundle	24.4 km	1.1
Deeping St James	–	0.9
Market Deeping	2.2 km	0.9
The typical town	–	5.7