Crap Towns / Olney / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Olney?

There were 1.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Olney from April 2023 to March 2026, 68% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 0.9. In 2025/26 it was 3.9, up from 0.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	1.5	5.4
2025/26	3.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.9	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.5	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.5	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Rushden	16.5 km	14.6
Kempston	15.3 km	9.4
Wootton	14.1 km	7.5
Milton Keynes	13.9 km	6.4
Northampton	15.7 km	6.4
Wellingborough	16.5 km	5.9
Cranfield	11.5 km	4.7
Newport Pagnell	8.4 km	3.3
Earls Barton	12.5 km	3.2
Marston Moretaine	14.8 km	2.5
Olney	–	1.8
The typical town	–	5.7