Crap Towns / Hemsby / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Hemsby?

There were 6.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Hemsby from April 2023 to March 2026, 7% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.2. In 2025/26 it was 6.4, up from 3.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.7	5.2
2024/25	8.1	5.4
2025/26	6.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	3.2	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.8	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.1	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Great Yarmouth	11.4 km	14.0
Lowestoft	25.4 km	7.3
Bradwell	13.5 km	6.9
Norwich	28.4 km	6.9
Gorleston-on-Sea	14.7 km	6.6
Hemsby	–	6.1
Poringland	27.8 km	5.5
Caister-on-Sea	6.3 km	4.1
Aylsham	31.3 km	3.9
Beccles	28.9 km	3.3
North Walsham	24.5 km	1.8
The typical town	–	5.7