Crap Towns / Liskeard / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Liskeard?

There were 5.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Liskeard from April 2023 to March 2026, about the same as the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.1. In 2025/26 it was 4.6, down from 5.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.5	5.2
2024/25	6.4	5.4
2025/26	4.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.1	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.8	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.5	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bodmin	18.1 km	9.5
St Blazey	21.6 km	8.4
Plymouth	24.7 km	7.5
Tavistock	24.7 km	5.5
Liskeard	–	5.5
Torpoint	20.1 km	4.9
St Austell	25.9 km	4.8
Saltash	17.5 km	4.6
Wadebridge	27.5 km	3.8
Looe	11.1 km	3.5
Launceston	21.1 km	2.4
The typical town	–	5.7