Crap Towns / Northampton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Northampton?

There were 6.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Northampton from April 2023 to March 2026, 12% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.4. In 2025/26 it was 6.9, up from 5.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.3	5.2
2024/25	7.0	5.4
2025/26	6.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.4	1.7
Other outdoor fires	2.3	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.7	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Rushden	21.1 km	14.6
Burton Latimer	20.2 km	7.7
Kettering	21.3 km	7.0
Daventry	18.8 km	6.7
Northampton	–	6.4
Wellingborough	15.2 km	5.9
Newport Pagnell	20.8 km	3.3
Earls Barton	10.5 km	3.2
Towcester	13.7 km	2.3
Olney	15.7 km	1.8
Brixworth	9.8 km	1.4
The typical town	–	5.7