Crap Towns / Coalville / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Coalville?

There were 8.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Coalville from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.5 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 3.8. In 2025/26 it was 9.1, up from 6.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.2	5.2
2024/25	11.2	5.4
2025/26	9.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.8	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.2	1.9
Other outdoor fires	1.8	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Shepshed	6.6 km	10.5
Loughborough	10.8 km	9.2
Coalville	–	8.8
Anstey	13.2 km	5.6
Whitwick	1.6 km	5.0
Ibstock	4.2 km	4.8
Measham	9.8 km	3.7
Quorndon	13.3 km	3.4
Woodville	11.8 km	2.2
Ashby-de-la-Zouch	7.3 km	1.5
Groby	11.9 km	0.9
The typical town	–	5.7