Crap Towns / Cawston / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Cawston?

There were 4.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Cawston from April 2023 to March 2026, 28% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 2.1. In 2025/26 it was 7.7, up from 3.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.1	5.2
2024/25	1.5	5.4
2025/26	7.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.1	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.1	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Coventry	15.2 km	9.5
Bedworth	17.8 km	7.5
Daventry	14.1 km	6.7
Bulkington	15.9 km	6.5
Cawston	–	4.1
Rugby	4.6 km	3.8
Southam	13.0 km	2.5
Royal Leamington Spa	17.0 km	2.4
Lutterworth	12.3 km	1.9
Kenilworth	18.2 km	1.6
Whitnash	18.1 km	0.7
The typical town	–	5.7