Crap Towns / Clay Cross / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Clay Cross?

There were 7.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Clay Cross from April 2023 to March 2026, 28% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 3.7. In 2025/26 it was 11.7, up from 5.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.6	5.2
2024/25	4.5	5.4
2025/26	11.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.7	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.7	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.8	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Huthwaite	8.5 km	14.5
North Wingfield and Holmewood	3.9 km	10.3
Somercotes and Swanwick	10.3 km	8.5
Matlock	9.5 km	7.7
Clay Cross	–	7.3
Chesterfield	8.4 km	7.1
Bolsover	10.6 km	5.6
Alfreton	8.1 km	4.6
South Normanton and Pinxton	9.3 km	3.0
Brimington	9.9 km	2.5
Wingerworth	4.1 km	1.6
The typical town	–	5.7