Crap Towns / Haverhill / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Haverhill?

There were 2.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Haverhill from April 2023 to March 2026, 61% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.0. In 2025/26 it was 2.0, down from 3.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.0	5.2
2024/25	1.7	5.4
2025/26	2.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.0	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.9	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.4	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Sudbury	20.7 km	6.2
Great Dunmow	24.0 km	5.6
Braintree	23.6 km	3.4
Burwell	23.1 km	3.4
Saffron Walden	15.3 km	2.6
Haverhill	–	2.2
Newmarket	18.5 km	2.2
Red Lodge	24.7 km	2.1
Halstead	20.3 km	1.7
Great Shelford and Stapleford	22.2 km	1.6
Sawston	19.3 km	0.5
The typical town	–	5.7