Crap Towns / Waddington / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Waddington?

There were 2.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Waddington from April 2023 to March 2026, 58% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 2.0. In 2025/26 it was 4.4, up from 1.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.5	5.2
2024/25	1.5	5.4
2025/26	4.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Balderton	21.1 km	8.6
Newark-on-Trent	20.9 km	8.0
Lincoln	5.4 km	7.3
North Hykeham	4.7 km	4.0
Bracebridge Heath	2.9 km	3.5
Washingborough and Heighington	6.8 km	3.1
Waddington	–	2.4
Coningsby and Tattershall	25.3 km	2.3
Sleaford	20.5 km	2.1
Horncastle	28.0 km	1.8
Ruskington	17.0 km	1.2
The typical town	–	5.7