Crap Towns / Broseley / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Broseley?

There were 1.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Broseley from April 2023 to March 2026, 67% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.0. In 2025/26 it was 1.8, down from 2.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.7	5.2
2024/25	1.3	5.4
2025/26	1.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.0	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.4	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.4	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Wombourne	21.6 km	6.8
Telford	7.8 km	5.6
Perton	19.3 km	5.5
Shifnal	9.7 km	5.1
Shrewsbury	20.9 km	4.9
Bridgnorth	10.1 km	3.9
Codsall	19.9 km	3.6
Bayston Hill	20.6 km	3.2
Broseley	–	1.9
Albrighton	13.6 km	1.8
Newport	18.4 km	1.5
The typical town	–	5.7