Crap Towns / Bilston / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bilston?

There were 22.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bilston from April 2023 to March 2026, 4.0 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 12.9. In 2025/26 it was 19.3, down from 23.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	23.2	5.2
2024/25	25.8	5.4
2025/26	19.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	12.9	1.9
Other outdoor fires	7.0	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.9	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Coseley	3.4 km	23.9
Bilston	–	22.8
Tipton	3.1 km	20.6
Darlaston	2.8 km	17.1
Wednesbury	4.1 km	16.7
Dudley	6.6 km	16.1
Willenhall	3.8 km	12.4
Sedgley	5.5 km	11.7
Walsall	6.9 km	11.0
West Bromwich	6.8 km	8.4
Wolverhampton	4.7 km	5.6
The typical town	–	5.7