Crap Towns / Sandy / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Sandy?

There were 5.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Sandy from April 2023 to March 2026, about the same as the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 2.6. In 2025/26 it was 10.1, up from 4.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	4.8	5.2
2024/25	2.6	5.4
2025/26	10.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.6	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.8	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.4	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Wixams	13.5 km	15.4
Kempston	14.0 km	9.4
Wootton	16.9 km	7.5
Sandy	–	5.8
Bedford	11.4 km	5.6
Arlesey	13.7 km	5.0
Potton	5.4 km	4.8
Biggleswade	6.5 km	4.0
Shefford	11.4 km	3.5
St Neots	9.8 km	1.4
Stotfold	14.1 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7