Crap Towns / Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay?

There were 7.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay from April 2023 to March 2026, 23% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 5.6. In 2025/26 it was 2.1, down from 5.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.9	5.2
2024/25	13.0	5.4
2025/26	2.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	5.6	1.9
Other outdoor fires	1.0	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.4	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bloxwich	5.6 km	23.4
Norton Canes	3.7 km	13.1
Willenhall	7.6 km	12.4
Pelsall	4.7 km	10.8
Brownhills	6.4 km	10.0
Rushall and Shelfield	7.2 km	7.2
Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay	–	7.0
Cannock	4.5 km	5.9
Burntwood	7.1 km	4.9
Featherstone	5.8 km	3.9
Aldridge	9.0 km	3.2
The typical town	–	5.7