Crap Towns / St Neots / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in St Neots?

There were 1.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in St Neots from April 2023 to March 2026, 75% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 0.8. In 2025/26 it was 1.2, down from 1.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.8	5.2
2024/25	1.3	5.4
2025/26	1.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.8	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.4	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.2	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Kempston	19.6 km	9.4
Sandy	9.8 km	5.8
Bedford	16.1 km	5.6
Potton	11.2 km	4.8
Godmanchester	12.3 km	4.7
Huntingdon	14.1 km	4.2
Biggleswade	15.6 km	4.0
Cambourne	13.6 km	2.7
Brampton	11.1 km	1.5
St Neots	–	1.4
St Ives	17.9 km	1.2
The typical town	–	5.7