Crap Towns / Soham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Soham?

There were 2.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Soham from April 2023 to March 2026, 51% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.4. In 2025/26 it was 2.4, up from 1.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.8	5.2
2024/25	4.3	5.4
2025/26	2.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.4	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.1	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.4	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Mildenhall	11.5 km	9.5
Cottenham	15.8 km	6.6
Histon and Impington	18.1 km	5.2
Littleport	13.8 km	4.5
Burwell	6.3 km	3.4
Soham	–	2.8
Cambridge	20.0 km	2.3
Newmarket	10.6 km	2.2
Red Lodge	10.9 km	2.1
Waterbeach	12.5 km	1.5
Ely	9.1 km	1.2
The typical town	–	5.7