Crap Towns / Falmouth / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Falmouth?

There were 8.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Falmouth from April 2023 to March 2026, 47% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.8. In 2025/26 it was 8.5, up from 5.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.0	5.2
2024/25	11.8	5.4
2025/26	8.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	3.8	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.8	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.8	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Pool and Illogan	16.4 km	11.0
Falmouth	–	8.4
Camborne	16.9 km	6.7
Penryn	3.0 km	5.9
Redruth	13.8 km	4.9
St Austell	30.3 km	4.8
Helston	14.5 km	4.8
Newquay	29.3 km	4.5
St Ives	29.5 km	4.4
Truro	12.8 km	3.6
Hayle	23.9 km	2.7
The typical town	–	5.7