Crap Towns / Bewdley / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bewdley?

There were 9.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bewdley from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 4.6. In 2025/26 it was 15.3, up from 5.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.7	5.2
2024/25	6.4	5.4
2025/26	15.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	4.6	1.7
Other outdoor fires	3.5	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.1	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Brierley Hill	17.0 km	17.0
Kingswinford	16.8 km	13.5
Stourport-on-Severn	4.3 km	10.5
Bewdley	–	9.1
Stourbridge	14.1 km	8.2
Kidderminster	4.3 km	6.2
Droitwich Spa	16.6 km	4.9
Bromsgrove	18.1 km	4.4
Halesowen	18.5 km	3.6
Hagley	12.1 km	2.9
Catshill	18.0 km	1.6
The typical town	–	5.7