Crap Towns / Horncastle / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Horncastle?

There were 1.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Horncastle from April 2023 to March 2026, 68% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.4. In 2025/26 it was 1.4, down from 4.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	4.1	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	1.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.4	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Mablethorpe	28.7 km	8.2
Skegness	30.2 km	8.0
Boston	27.0 km	3.9
Bracebridge Heath	27.7 km	3.5
Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe	28.6 km	3.4
Washingborough and Heighington	23.1 km	3.1
Waddington	28.0 km	2.4
Coningsby and Tattershall	13.0 km	2.3
Horncastle	–	1.8
Louth	19.2 km	1.6
Ruskington	25.7 km	1.2
The typical town	–	5.7