Crap Towns / Oakham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Oakham?

There were 1.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Oakham from April 2023 to March 2026, 75% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 0.6. In 2025/26 it was 3.3, up from 0.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	0.8	5.4
2025/26	3.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.6	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.6	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.3	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Corby	20.3 km	12.0
Sileby	26.0 km	8.5
Melton Mowbray	15.1 km	8.3
Desborough	26.2 km	5.9
Thurmaston	24.5 km	4.8
Syston	23.3 km	3.7
Market Harborough	25.3 km	1.8
Oakham	–	1.4
Stamford	16.9 km	1.1
Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt	23.4 km	1.0
Oadby	24.7 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7