Crap Towns / Newmarket / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Newmarket?

There were 2.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Newmarket from April 2023 to March 2026, 61% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.2. In 2025/26 it was 1.9, down from 4.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	4.0	5.2
2024/25	0.5	5.4
2025/26	1.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.2	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.5	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.4	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Mildenhall	13.0 km	9.5
Cottenham	19.9 km	6.6
Histon and Impington	20.3 km	5.2
Burwell	6.4 km	3.4
Soham	10.6 km	2.8
Cambridge	19.2 km	2.3
Haverhill	18.5 km	2.2
Newmarket	–	2.2
Red Lodge	8.4 km	2.1
Waterbeach	15.4 km	1.5
Ely	19.6 km	1.2
The typical town	–	5.7