Crap Towns / Longstanton and Northstowe / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Longstanton and Northstowe?

There were 3.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Longstanton and Northstowe from April 2023 to March 2026, 47% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.9. In 2025/26 it was 3.2, up from 0.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	5.7	5.4
2025/26	3.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.9	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.1	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Cottenham	4.3 km	6.6
Histon and Impington	4.7 km	5.2
Godmanchester	15.8 km	4.7
Huntingdon	17.8 km	4.2
Burwell	18.2 km	3.4
Longstanton and Northstowe	–	3.0
Cambourne	11.2 km	2.7
Cambridge	9.9 km	2.3
Great Shelford and Stapleford	15.3 km	1.6
Waterbeach	8.6 km	1.5
St Ives	11.0 km	1.2
The typical town	–	5.7