Crap Towns / Hadleigh / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Hadleigh?

There were 1.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Hadleigh from April 2023 to March 2026, 67% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.1. In 2025/26 it was 1.2, down from 2.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.3	5.2
2024/25	2.2	5.4
2025/26	1.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.1	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.8	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Berechurch	20.8 km	6.7
Sudbury	15.4 km	6.2
Colchester	17.6 km	4.3
Ipswich	12.8 km	3.6
Harwich	24.3 km	3.5
Stowmarket	15.7 km	2.0
Hadleigh	–	1.9
Kesgrave	19.0 km	1.4
Needham Market	13.8 km	1.3
Woodbridge	24.4 km	1.3
Wivenhoe	20.4 km	0.6
The typical town	–	5.7