Crap Towns / St Ives / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in St Ives?

There were 4.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in St Ives from April 2023 to March 2026, 23% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.0. In 2025/26 it was 9.4, up from 0.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	3.7	5.4
2025/26	9.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	3.0	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.4	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Penzance	10.7 km	11.4
Pool and Illogan	16.1 km	11.0
Falmouth	29.5 km	8.4
Camborne	13.5 km	6.7
Penryn	26.9 km	5.9
Redruth	18.8 km	4.9
Helston	19.5 km	4.8
Newquay	37.8 km	4.5
St Ives	–	4.4
Truro	31.4 km	3.6
Hayle	5.7 km	2.7
The typical town	–	5.7