Crap Towns / Eastwood / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Eastwood?

There were 9.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Eastwood from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.7. In 2025/26 it was 12.2, up from 6.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.9	5.2
2024/25	9.0	5.4
2025/26	12.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	3.7	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.5	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.1	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Heanor	3.5 km	11.3
Hucknall	6.0 km	11.1
Selston	6.5 km	10.7
Annesley Woodhouse	7.3 km	10.0
Ilkeston	5.8 km	9.7
Eastwood	–	9.4
Nottingham	9.3 km	8.8
Somercotes and Swanwick	8.8 km	8.5
Nuthall and Watnall	5.3 km	7.2
Ripley	7.7 km	3.8
West Hallam	6.7 km	2.8
The typical town	–	5.7