Crap Towns / St Blazey / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in St Blazey?

There were 8.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in St Blazey from April 2023 to March 2026, 47% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.7. In 2025/26 it was 5.9, down from 10.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	10.2	5.2
2024/25	9.2	5.4
2025/26	5.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	3.7	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.7	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bodmin	12.8 km	9.5
Falmouth	34.2 km	8.4
St Blazey	–	8.4
Penryn	34.6 km	5.9
Liskeard	21.6 km	5.5
St Austell	4.5 km	4.8
Saltash	35.8 km	4.6
Newquay	25.0 km	4.5
Wadebridge	20.2 km	3.8
Truro	25.6 km	3.6
Looe	18.9 km	3.5
The typical town	–	5.7