Crap Towns / King's Lynn / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in King's Lynn?

There were 9.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in King's Lynn from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.7 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 5.0. In 2025/26 it was 11.5, up from 8.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	8.0	5.2
2024/25	10.0	5.4
2025/26	11.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	5.0	1.7
Other outdoor fires	3.1	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.7	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
King's Lynn	–	9.8
Dereham	36.9 km	6.2
Littleport	34.9 km	4.5
March	32.1 km	4.2
Watton	35.2 km	4.1
Swaffham	22.6 km	3.6
Wisbech	20.1 km	3.5
Downham Market	17.7 km	2.9
Long Sutton	20.0 km	2.5
Fakenham	30.4 km	2.3
Holbeach	27.9 km	1.8
The typical town	–	5.7