Crap Towns / Cradley Heath / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Cradley Heath?

There were 6.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Cradley Heath from April 2023 to March 2026, 16% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 3.8. In 2025/26 it was 6.4, down from 8.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	8.7	5.2
2024/25	4.8	5.4
2025/26	6.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.8	1.9
Other outdoor fires	2.5	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.4	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Coseley	7.3 km	23.9
Brierley Hill	3.7 km	17.0
Dudley	4.0 km	16.1
Kingswinford	6.6 km	13.5
Stourbridge	5.7 km	8.2
Rowley Regis	2.6 km	7.7
Cradley Heath	–	6.6
Oldbury	4.3 km	5.0
Smethwick	6.7 km	4.2
Halesowen	2.1 km	3.6
Blackheath	1.8 km	3.4
The typical town	–	5.7