Crap Towns / Red Lodge / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Red Lodge?

There were 2.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Red Lodge from April 2023 to March 2026, 63% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.2. In 2025/26 it was 1.9, down from 2.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.7	5.2
2024/25	1.7	5.4
2025/26	1.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.2	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
Thetford	21.2 km	15.0
Mildenhall	5.1 km	9.5
Brandon	18.4 km	5.4
Littleport	21.3 km	4.5
Bury St Edmunds	16.3 km	3.5
Burwell	11.6 km	3.4
Soham	10.9 km	2.8
Newmarket	8.4 km	2.2
Red Lodge	–	2.1
Waterbeach	21.1 km	1.5
Ely	19.1 km	1.2
The typical town	–	5.7