Crap Towns / Calverton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Calverton?

There were 6.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Calverton from April 2023 to March 2026, 12% higher than 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 12.3, up from 2.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.7	5.2
2024/25	4.1	5.4
2025/26	12.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	4.6	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.4	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.5	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Rainworth	9.0 km	14.5
Hucknall	8.2 km	11.1
Annesley Woodhouse	11.9 km	10.0
Nottingham	10.3 km	8.8
Nuthall and Watnall	11.1 km	7.2
Calverton	–	6.4
Arnold	5.1 km	5.0
Carlton	7.7 km	3.4
Southwell	9.3 km	3.2
Ravenshead	7.1 km	2.4
Radcliffe on Trent	11.1 km	1.8
The typical town	–	5.7