Crap Towns / Sawtry / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Sawtry?

There were 1.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Sawtry from April 2023 to March 2026, 77% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 0.9. In 2025/26 it was 1.7, up from 1.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.0	5.2
2024/25	1.0	5.4
2025/26	1.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	0.9	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.3	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Peterborough	15.0 km	5.5
Godmanchester	15.9 km	4.7
Huntingdon	12.9 km	4.2
Ramsey	11.9 km	4.2
Yaxley	9.0 km	3.1
Whittlesey	17.4 km	2.2
Brampton	13.3 km	1.5
Sawtry	–	1.3
St Ives	18.3 km	1.2
Oundle	14.1 km	1.1
Thrapston	17.2 km	0.5
The typical town	–	5.7