Crap Towns / Newark-on-Trent / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Newark-on-Trent?

There were 8.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Newark-on-Trent from April 2023 to March 2026, 40% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.1. In 2025/26 it was 7.0, down from 8.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	8.7	5.2
2024/25	8.4	5.4
2025/26	7.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	3.1	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.9	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
New Ollerton and Ollerton	19.7 km	15.4
Balderton	2.7 km	8.6
Newark-on-Trent	–	8.0
Lincoln	21.5 km	7.3
Bingham	17.3 km	6.6
Calverton	19.6 km	6.4
Grantham	21.4 km	5.2
North Hykeham	18.6 km	4.0
Southwell	10.6 km	3.2
Waddington	20.9 km	2.4
Radcliffe on Trent	21.0 km	1.8
The typical town	–	5.7