Crap Towns / Spalding / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Spalding?

There were 2.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Spalding 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 1.3. In 2025/26 it was 3.2, up from 1.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.1	5.2
2024/25	2.2	5.4
2025/26	3.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.3	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.4	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Eye	18.8 km	5.9
Peterborough	24.2 km	5.5
Boston	23.5 km	3.9
Kirton	18.1 km	3.3
Long Sutton	18.8 km	2.5
Whittlesey	24.9 km	2.2
Spalding	–	2.1
Holbeach	11.7 km	1.8
Bourne	14.7 km	1.5
Deeping St James	14.7 km	0.9
Market Deeping	15.4 km	0.9
The typical town	–	5.7