Crap Towns / Raunds / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Raunds?

There were 6.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Raunds from April 2023 to March 2026, 11% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.7. In 2025/26 it was 5.0, down from 7.8 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/247.85.2
2024/256.05.4
2025/265.06.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire2.71.7
Other outdoor fires2.31.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire1.31.9
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Higham Ferrers5.2 km20.8
Rushden7.2 km14.6
Irthlingborough5.1 km12.9
Corby19.2 km12.0
Burton Latimer9.8 km7.7
Kettering13.7 km7.0
Raunds–6.3
Wellingborough11.7 km5.9
Earls Barton16.5 km3.2
Oundle16.4 km1.1
Thrapston5.9 km0.5
The typical town–5.7