Crap Towns / Potton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Potton?

There were 4.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Potton from April 2023 to March 2026, 16% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.5. In 2025/26 it was 2.8, down from 4.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	4.3	5.2
2024/25	7.2	5.4
2025/26	2.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.5	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.8	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.5	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Baldock	15.9 km	11.0
Letchworth	16.6 km	6.5
Sandy	5.4 km	5.8
Arlesey	13.1 km	5.0
Royston	15.7 km	4.8
Potton	–	4.8
Biggleswade	5.5 km	4.0
Shefford	12.9 km	3.5
Cambourne	14.0 km	2.7
St Neots	11.2 km	1.4
Stotfold	12.7 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7