Crap Towns / Darlaston / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Darlaston?

There were 17.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Darlaston from April 2023 to March 2026, 3.0 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 10.3. In 2025/26 it was 14.1, down from 20.3 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/2420.35.2
2024/2517.05.4
2025/2614.16.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire10.31.9
Other outdoor fires5.51.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire1.41.7
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Coseley5.6 km23.9
Bloxwich5.2 km23.4
Bilston2.8 km22.8
Tipton3.8 km20.6
Darlaston–17.1
Wednesbury2.0 km16.7
Willenhall2.5 km12.4
Walsall4.2 km11.0
West Bromwich5.4 km8.4
Rushall and Shelfield7.0 km7.2
Wolverhampton6.8 km5.6
The typical town–5.7