Crap Towns / Enfield / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Enfield?

There were 1.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Enfield from April 2023 to March 2026, 75% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 0.6. In 2025/26 it was 1.4, the same as in 2023/24.

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

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.6	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.5	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.3	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Waltham Cross	5.9 km	13.8
Potters Bar	8.5 km	4.5
Cheshunt	6.9 km	4.4
Waltham Abbey	7.6 km	3.0
Loughton	11.1 km	1.8
Haringey	6.9 km	1.8
Enfield	–	1.4
Hackney	11.1 km	1.4
Barnet	9.3 km	1.3
Buckhurst Hill	9.2 km	0.9
Waltham Forest	8.2 km	0.7
The typical town	–	5.7