Crap Towns / March / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in March?

There were 4.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in March from April 2023 to March 2026, 26% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.2. In 2025/26 it was 3.9, up from 2.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.2	5.2
2024/25	6.6	5.4
2025/26	3.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.2	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Eye	19.8 km	5.9
Peterborough	23.5 km	5.5
Littleport	18.2 km	4.5
March	–	4.2
Ramsey	17.8 km	4.2
Wisbech	13.6 km	3.5
Yaxley	23.8 km	3.1
Downham Market	20.6 km	2.9
Chatteris	11.3 km	2.9
Whittlesey	14.0 km	2.2
Ely	20.8 km	1.2
The typical town	–	5.7