Crap Towns / Alcester / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Alcester?

There were 0.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Alcester from April 2023 to March 2026, 95% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 0.3. In 2025/26 it was 0.0, the same as in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	0.9	5.4
2025/26	0.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	0.3	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Evesham	15.8 km	6.3
Redditch	9.8 km	5.4
Bromsgrove	17.8 km	4.4
Stratford-upon-Avon	10.6 km	3.8
Pershore	18.9 km	3.5
Bidford-on-Avon	5.7 km	3.4
Studley	6.0 km	2.7
Hollywood	19.0 km	2.6
Wellesbourne	18.4 km	2.2
Knowle and Dorridge	19.4 km	1.6
Alcester	–	0.3
The typical town	–	5.7