Crap Towns / Castle Donington / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Castle Donington?

There were 3.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Castle Donington from April 2023 to March 2026, 46% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.4. In 2025/26 it was 2.1, down from 6.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.8	5.2
2024/25	0.4	5.4
2025/26	2.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.4	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.6	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.1	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Shepshed	9.6 km	10.5
Loughborough	11.9 km	9.2
Stapleford	10.9 km	9.1
Breaston and Draycott	6.5 km	6.3
Sandiacre	9.2 km	6.2
Beeston	11.5 km	6.0
Long Eaton	6.5 km	6.0
Derby	11.1 km	5.8
East Leake	11.2 km	5.8
Castle Donington	–	3.1
Borrowash	7.4 km	1.4
The typical town	–	5.7