Crap Towns / Stevenage / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Stevenage?

There were 7.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Stevenage from April 2023 to March 2026, 33% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 2.9. In 2025/26 it was 8.4, up from 6.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.0	5.2
2024/25	8.3	5.4
2025/26	8.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.9	1.9
Other outdoor fires	2.6	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.2	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Baldock	8.5 km	11.0
Stevenage	–	7.6
Welwyn Garden City	11.9 km	6.8
Letchworth	8.1 km	6.5
Ware	15.3 km	5.4
Arlesey	12.8 km	5.0
Buntingford	12.3 km	4.5
Hertford	14.4 km	4.4
Hitchin	7.4 km	2.7
Harpenden	15.2 km	2.3
Stotfold	12.1 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7