Crap Towns / Welwyn Garden City / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Welwyn Garden City?

There were 6.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Welwyn Garden City from April 2023 to March 2026, 19% 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 6.0, down from 8.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	8.4	5.2
2024/25	5.8	5.4
2025/26	6.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.9	1.9
Other outdoor fires	2.3	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.5	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stevenage	11.9 km	7.6
Hoddesdon	13.6 km	7.4
Welwyn Garden City	–	6.8
Redbourn	14.2 km	5.8
St Albans	10.3 km	5.7
Ware	11.2 km	5.4
Potters Bar	11.6 km	4.5
Hertford	7.5 km	4.4
London Colney	11.7 km	4.3
Hatfield	5.0 km	3.6
Harpenden	10.8 km	2.3
The typical town	–	5.7