Crap Towns / St Ives / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in St Ives?

There were 1.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in St Ives from April 2023 to March 2026, 79% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 0.4. In 2025/26 it was 1.8, the same as in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.8	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	1.8	6.4

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

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Cottenham	14.5 km	6.6
Histon and Impington	15.7 km	5.2
Godmanchester	6.5 km	4.7
Huntingdon	7.3 km	4.2
Ramsey	13.0 km	4.2
Longstanton and Northstowe	11.0 km	3.0
Chatteris	15.9 km	2.9
Cambourne	12.9 km	2.7
Brampton	10.9 km	1.5
St Neots	17.9 km	1.4
St Ives	–	1.2
The typical town	–	5.7