Crap Towns / Histon and Impington / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Histon and Impington?

There were 5.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Histon and Impington from April 2023 to March 2026, 9% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.0. In 2025/26 it was 8.5, up from 1.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.3	5.2
2024/25	5.7	5.4
2025/26	8.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.0	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.8	1.9
Other outdoor fires	1.4	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Cottenham	3.9 km	6.6
Histon and Impington	–	5.2
Burwell	15.1 km	3.4
Longstanton and Northstowe	4.7 km	3.0
Soham	18.1 km	2.8
Cambourne	12.9 km	2.7
Cambridge	5.5 km	2.3
Great Shelford and Stapleford	11.3 km	1.6
Waterbeach	5.7 km	1.5
St Ives	15.7 km	1.2
Sawston	14.8 km	0.5
The typical town	–	5.7