Crap Towns / Wisbech / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Wisbech?

There were 3.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Wisbech from April 2023 to March 2026, 39% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.9. In 2025/26 it was 3.7, up from 2.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.6	5.2
2024/25	4.2	5.4
2025/26	3.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.9	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.0	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.7	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
King's Lynn	20.1 km	9.8
Eye	24.6 km	5.9
Littleport	25.3 km	4.5
March	13.6 km	4.2
Wisbech	–	3.5
Downham Market	16.2 km	2.9
Chatteris	24.8 km	2.9
Long Sutton	13.3 km	2.5
Whittlesey	22.7 km	2.2
Spalding	25.0 km	2.1
Holbeach	18.6 km	1.8
The typical town	–	5.7