Crap Towns / Bayston Hill / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bayston Hill?

There were 3.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bayston Hill from April 2023 to March 2026, 44% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.3. In 2025/26 it was 1.9, down from 5.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.8	5.2
2024/25	1.9	5.4
2025/26	1.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.3	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.3	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.6	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Welshpool	25.0 km	13.1
Telford	20.3 km	5.6
Shifnal	27.5 km	5.1
Shrewsbury	4.3 km	4.9
Bridgnorth	28.5 km	3.9
Market Drayton	32.3 km	3.6
Bayston Hill	–	3.2
Wem	20.6 km	2.1
Broseley	20.6 km	1.9
Oswestry	27.4 km	1.5
Newport	29.0 km	1.5
The typical town	–	5.7