Crap Towns / Atherstone / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Atherstone?

There were 2.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Atherstone from April 2023 to March 2026, 65% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 0.9. In 2025/26 it was 2.6, up from 2.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.3	5.2
2024/25	1.1	5.4
2025/26	2.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.9	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.8	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.4	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Fazeley	12.2 km	9.3
Tamworth	10.3 km	8.4
Bedworth	12.2 km	7.5
Nuneaton	8.3 km	6.8
Bulkington	13.4 km	6.5
Coleshill	12.6 km	6.3
Polesworth and Dordon	5.7 km	4.6
Measham	14.2 km	3.7
Barwell	13.6 km	3.3
Hinckley	12.0 km	2.7
Atherstone	–	2.0
The typical town	–	5.7