Crap Towns / Louth / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Louth?

There were 1.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Louth from April 2023 to March 2026, 72% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 0.6. In 2025/26 it was 3.6, up from 0.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.6	5.2
2024/25	0.6	5.4
2025/26	3.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.6	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.6	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.4	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Grimsby	22.8 km	33.6
Cleethorpes	20.4 km	12.5
Humberston and New Waltham	18.2 km	10.8
Immingham	31.2 km	10.1
Waltham	17.7 km	10.0
Mablethorpe	17.0 km	8.2
Skegness	32.8 km	8.0
Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe	20.1 km	3.4
Coningsby and Tattershall	32.2 km	2.3
Horncastle	19.2 km	1.8
Louth	–	1.6
The typical town	–	5.7