Crap Towns / Gorleston-on-Sea / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Gorleston-on-Sea?

There were 6.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Gorleston-on-Sea from April 2023 to March 2026, 16% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.3. In 2025/26 it was 8.0, up from 5.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.1	5.2
2024/25	6.8	5.4
2025/26	8.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	3.3	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.1	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.3	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Great Yarmouth	3.4 km	14.0
Lowestoft	10.8 km	7.3
Bradwell	1.9 km	6.9
Norwich	30.8 km	6.9
Gorleston-on-Sea	–	6.6
Hemsby	14.7 km	6.1
Poringland	26.2 km	5.5
Caister-on-Sea	8.6 km	4.1
Bungay	23.1 km	3.3
Beccles	16.8 km	3.3
Harleston	34.3 km	2.0
The typical town	–	5.7