Crap Towns / Earls Barton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Earls Barton?

There were 3.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Earls Barton from April 2023 to March 2026, 44% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.6. In 2025/26 it was 1.3, down from 4.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	4.9	5.2
2024/25	3.3	5.4
2025/26	1.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.6	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.6	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Higham Ferrers	11.7 km	20.8
Rushden	10.7 km	14.6
Irthlingborough	11.6 km	12.9
Burton Latimer	11.8 km	7.7
Kettering	14.8 km	7.0
Northampton	10.5 km	6.4
Raunds	16.5 km	6.3
Wellingborough	5.4 km	5.9
Earls Barton	–	3.2
Olney	12.5 km	1.8
Brixworth	12.5 km	1.4
The typical town	–	5.7