Crap Towns / Market Deeping / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Market Deeping?

There were 0.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Market Deeping from April 2023 to March 2026, 84% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 0.4. In 2025/26 it was 1.3, the same as in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.3	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	1.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.4	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.4	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Eye	11.6 km	5.9
Peterborough	12.9 km	5.5
Yaxley	18.7 km	3.1
Whittlesey	19.2 km	2.2
Spalding	15.4 km	2.1
Holbeach	26.2 km	1.8
Bourne	10.4 km	1.5
Stamford	11.4 km	1.1
Oundle	24.1 km	1.1
Deeping St James	2.2 km	0.9
Market Deeping	–	0.9
The typical town	–	5.7