Crap Towns / Kidderminster / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Kidderminster?

There were 6.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Kidderminster from April 2023 to March 2026, 9% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.9. In 2025/26 it was 11.7, up from 3.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.1	5.2
2024/25	3.7	5.4
2025/26	11.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.9	1.7
Other outdoor fires	2.6	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.7	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Brierley Hill	13.2 km	17.0
Kingswinford	13.6 km	13.5
Stourport-on-Severn	5.2 km	10.5
Bewdley	4.3 km	9.1
Stourbridge	10.3 km	8.2
Kidderminster	–	6.2
Droitwich Spa	15.3 km	4.9
Bromsgrove	14.6 km	4.4
Halesowen	14.4 km	3.6
Hagley	7.9 km	2.9
Catshill	14.1 km	1.6
The typical town	–	5.7