Crap Towns / Kempston / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Kempston?

There were 9.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Kempston from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 3.8. In 2025/26 it was 13.9, up from 5.4 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/245.45.2
2024/258.95.4
2025/2613.96.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire3.81.7
Other outdoor fires3.31.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire2.31.9
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Wixams3.4 km15.4
Kempston–9.4
Wootton3.4 km7.5
Sandy14.0 km5.8
Bedford3.6 km5.6
Cranfield9.5 km4.7
Shefford14.1 km3.5
Flitwick12.2 km3.4
Ampthill10.0 km2.9
Marston Moretaine6.5 km2.5
Olney15.3 km1.8
The typical town–5.7