Crap Towns / Hayle / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Hayle?

There were 2.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Hayle from April 2023 to March 2026, 53% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.6. In 2025/26 it was 0.0, down from 4.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	4.8	5.2
2024/25	3.4	5.4
2025/26	0.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.6	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.6	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.5	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Penzance	12.4 km	11.4
Pool and Illogan	11.6 km	11.0
Falmouth	23.9 km	8.4
Camborne	8.5 km	6.7
Penryn	21.3 km	5.9
Redruth	14.1 km	4.9
Helston	14.1 km	4.8
Newquay	35.1 km	4.5
St Ives	5.7 km	4.4
Truro	26.7 km	3.6
Hayle	–	2.7
The typical town	–	5.7