Crap Towns / Hereford / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Hereford?

There were 4.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Hereford from April 2023 to March 2026, 23% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.2. In 2025/26 it was 6.1, up from 3.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.2	5.2
2024/25	3.8	5.4
2025/26	6.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.2	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.4	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.8	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Abergavenny	32.8 km	21.2
Monmouth	27.0 km	21.2
Cinderford	29.7 km	15.2
Coleford	29.9 km	8.6
Leominster	19.0 km	5.8
Ledbury	20.0 km	5.2
Hereford	–	4.4
Ross-on-Wye	18.3 km	3.9
Great Malvern	27.9 km	3.5
Newent	25.6 km	1.8
Ludlow	35.0 km	1.2
The typical town	–	5.7