Crap Towns / Needham Market / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Needham Market?

There were 1.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Needham Market from April 2023 to March 2026, 77% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.3. In 2025/26 it was 4.0, up from 0.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	4.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.3	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Sudbury	25.2 km	6.2
Diss	24.8 km	4.0
Ipswich	13.0 km	3.6
Bury St Edmunds	25.3 km	3.5
Harwich	29.0 km	3.5
Felixstowe	28.8 km	2.2
Stowmarket	4.9 km	2.0
Hadleigh	13.8 km	1.9
Kesgrave	16.5 km	1.4
Needham Market	–	1.3
Woodbridge	19.0 km	1.3
The typical town	–	5.7