Crap Towns / Helston / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Helston?

There were 4.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Helston from April 2023 to March 2026, 16% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.3. In 2025/26 it was 7.8, up from 1.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.5	5.2
2024/25	5.0	5.4
2025/26	7.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	3.3	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.5	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Penzance	19.7 km	11.4
Pool and Illogan	15.4 km	11.0
Falmouth	14.5 km	8.4
Camborne	12.7 km	6.7
Penryn	13.5 km	5.9
Redruth	15.1 km	4.9
Helston	–	4.8
Newquay	37.8 km	4.5
St Ives	19.5 km	4.4
Truro	23.8 km	3.6
Hayle	14.1 km	2.7
The typical town	–	5.7