Crap Towns / Bromsgrove / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bromsgrove?

There were 4.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bromsgrove from April 2023 to March 2026, 23% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.1. In 2025/26 it was 4.5, the same as in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	4.5	5.2
2024/25	4.1	5.4
2025/26	4.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.1	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.3	1.9
Other outdoor fires	1.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stourport-on-Severn	15.2 km	10.5
Stourbridge	14.7 km	8.2
Kidderminster	14.6 km	6.2
Redditch	9.1 km	5.4
Droitwich Spa	10.1 km	4.9
Bromsgrove	–	4.4
Halesowen	13.7 km	3.6
Hagley	11.5 km	2.9
Studley	12.7 km	2.7
Hollywood	13.5 km	2.6
Catshill	3.5 km	1.6
The typical town	–	5.7