Crap Towns / Hollywood / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Hollywood?

There were 2.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Hollywood from April 2023 to March 2026, 54% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.3. In 2025/26 it was 2.1, down from 2.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.4	5.2
2024/25	3.2	5.4
2025/26	2.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.3	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.7	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.6	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Birmingham	10.2 km	5.9
Redditch	10.8 km	5.4
Bromsgrove	13.5 km	4.4
Smethwick	12.8 km	4.2
Halesowen	14.5 km	3.6
Blackheath	14.5 km	3.4
Studley	13.3 km	2.7
Hollywood	–	2.6
Solihull	5.5 km	2.5
Catshill	11.6 km	1.6
Knowle and Dorridge	9.4 km	1.6
The typical town	–	5.7