Crap Towns / Belper / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Belper?

There were 1.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Belper from April 2023 to March 2026, 75% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 0.9. In 2025/26 it was 1.6, down from 2.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.1	5.2
2024/25	0.5	5.4
2025/26	1.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.9	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.4	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.2	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Heanor	8.8 km	11.3
Selston	12.5 km	10.7
Ilkeston	12.9 km	9.7
Eastwood	12.2 km	9.4
Somercotes and Swanwick	8.8 km	8.5
Derby	12.6 km	5.8
Alfreton	10.0 km	4.6
Ripley	5.5 km	3.8
South Normanton and Pinxton	12.6 km	3.0
West Hallam	10.1 km	2.8
Belper	–	1.4
The typical town	–	5.7