Crap Towns / Redruth / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Redruth?

There were 4.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Redruth from April 2023 to March 2026, 14% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.7. In 2025/26 it was 7.0, up from 3.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.5	5.2
2024/25	4.1	5.4
2025/26	7.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.7	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.4	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.8	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Penzance	26.1 km	11.4
Pool and Illogan	2.9 km	11.0
Falmouth	13.8 km	8.4
Camborne	5.5 km	6.7
Penryn	10.8 km	5.9
Redruth	–	4.9
Helston	15.1 km	4.8
Newquay	23.1 km	4.5
St Ives	18.8 km	4.4
Truro	12.7 km	3.6
Hayle	14.1 km	2.7
The typical town	–	5.7