Crap Towns / Kettering / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Kettering?

There were 7.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Kettering from April 2023 to March 2026, 23% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.7. In 2025/26 it was 5.1, down from 8.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	8.9	5.2
2024/25	7.2	5.4
2025/26	5.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.7	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.5	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.8	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Higham Ferrers	13.3 km	20.8
Irthlingborough	10.9 km	12.9
Corby	10.6 km	12.0
Rothwell	6.4 km	10.1
Burton Latimer	4.7 km	7.7
Kettering	–	7.0
Raunds	13.7 km	6.3
Wellingborough	10.5 km	5.9
Desborough	8.4 km	5.9
Brixworth	14.7 km	1.4
Thrapston	13.4 km	0.5
The typical town	–	5.7