Crap Towns / Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe?

There were 3.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe from April 2023 to March 2026, 40% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.8. In 2025/26 it was 8.6, up from 0.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.8	5.2
2024/25	0.8	5.4
2025/26	8.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.8	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.7	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Grimsby	38.6 km	33.6
Cleethorpes	34.9 km	12.5
Humberston and New Waltham	33.0 km	10.8
Waltham	34.9 km	10.0
Mablethorpe	4.9 km	8.2
Skegness	17.8 km	8.0
Boston	41.7 km	3.9
Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe	–	3.4
Coningsby and Tattershall	37.9 km	2.3
Horncastle	28.6 km	1.8
Louth	20.1 km	1.6
The typical town	–	5.7