Crap Towns / Barrow upon Soar / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Barrow upon Soar?

There were 5.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Barrow upon Soar from April 2023 to March 2026, 12% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 2.3. In 2025/26 it was 8.4, up from 1.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.5	5.2
2024/25	5.0	5.4
2025/26	8.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.3	1.9
Other outdoor fires	1.8	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.8	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Shepshed	10.1 km	10.5
Loughborough	5.6 km	9.2
Sileby	3.7 km	8.5
East Leake	9.1 km	5.8
Anstey	9.1 km	5.6
Barrow upon Soar	–	5.0
Thurmaston	9.0 km	4.8
Syston	7.8 km	3.7
Quorndon	2.1 km	3.4
Mountsorrel	3.2 km	3.1
Birstall	7.9 km	2.8
The typical town	–	5.7