Crap Towns / Truro / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Truro?

There were 3.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Truro from April 2023 to March 2026, 37% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.6. In 2025/26 it was 3.8, up from 2.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.2	5.2
2024/25	4.7	5.4
2025/26	3.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.6	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.4	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.6	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Pool and Illogan	15.4 km	11.0
Falmouth	12.8 km	8.4
St Blazey	25.6 km	8.4
Camborne	18.2 km	6.7
Penryn	11.4 km	5.9
Redruth	12.7 km	4.9
St Austell	21.2 km	4.8
Helston	23.8 km	4.8
Newquay	16.6 km	4.5
Truro	–	3.6
Hayle	26.7 km	2.7
The typical town	–	5.7