Crap Towns / Leighton Buzzard / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Leighton Buzzard?

There were 10.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Leighton Buzzard from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.8 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 3.7. In 2025/26 it was 16.1, up from 8.7 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/248.75.2
2024/255.95.4
2025/2616.16.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire3.71.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire3.51.7
Other outdoor fires3.11.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Houghton Regis9.7 km15.1
Leighton Buzzard–10.2
Bletchley9.5 km8.1
Tring13.6 km7.0
Aylesbury15.6 km6.7
Milton Keynes14.7 km6.4
Dunstable9.8 km6.2
Aston Clinton13.7 km5.2
Flitwick14.7 km3.4
Ampthill16.2 km2.9
Winslow15.4 km2.6
The typical town–5.7