Crap Towns / Bidford-on-Avon / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bidford-on-Avon?

There were 3.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bidford-on-Avon from April 2023 to March 2026, 40% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.9. In 2025/26 it was 1.5, down from 2.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.8	5.2
2024/25	5.7	5.4
2025/26	1.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.9	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.5	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Evesham	11.1 km	6.3
Redditch	15.3 km	5.4
Bromsgrove	22.6 km	4.4
Stratford-upon-Avon	9.6 km	3.8
Pershore	16.7 km	3.5
Bidford-on-Avon	–	3.4
Warwick	22.3 km	3.2
Studley	11.7 km	2.7
Wellesbourne	17.5 km	2.2
Shipston-on-Stour	19.6 km	1.1
Alcester	5.7 km	0.3
The typical town	–	5.7