Crap Towns / Thetford / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Thetford?

There were 15.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Thetford from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.6 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 8.3. In 2025/26 it was 13.8, down from 14.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	14.1	5.2
2024/25	16.9	5.4
2025/26	13.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	8.3	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	4.6	1.9
Other outdoor fires	2.1	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Thetford	–	15.0
Mildenhall	17.8 km	9.5
Brandon	9.1 km	5.4
Watton	18.4 km	4.1
Diss	25.2 km	4.0
Swaffham	26.1 km	3.6
Bury St Edmunds	18.7 km	3.5
Soham	29.0 km	2.8
Newmarket	29.4 km	2.2
Red Lodge	21.2 km	2.1
Attleborough	21.6 km	1.7
The typical town	–	5.7