Crap Towns / Newquay / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Newquay?

There were 4.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Newquay from April 2023 to March 2026, 21% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.5. In 2025/26 it was 6.5, up from 3.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.3	5.2
2024/25	3.8	5.4
2025/26	6.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.5	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.6	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.4	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Pool and Illogan	24.2 km	11.0
Bodmin	25.2 km	9.5
Falmouth	29.3 km	8.4
St Blazey	25.0 km	8.4
Camborne	27.7 km	6.7
Penryn	27.5 km	5.9
Redruth	23.1 km	4.9
St Austell	21.1 km	4.8
Newquay	–	4.5
Wadebridge	19.6 km	3.8
Truro	16.6 km	3.6
The typical town	–	5.7