Crap Towns / Ledbury / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Ledbury?

There were 5.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Ledbury from April 2023 to March 2026, 9% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.9. In 2025/26 it was 4.4, up from 1.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.2	5.2
2024/25	10.0	5.4
2025/26	4.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	3.9	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.9	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.4	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Cinderford	23.6 km	15.2
Gloucester	24.3 km	5.5
Worcester	23.5 km	5.4
Ledbury	–	5.2
Hereford	20.0 km	4.4
Tewkesbury	20.0 km	4.3
Ross-on-Wye	16.6 km	3.9
Pershore	25.3 km	3.5
Great Malvern	11.4 km	3.5
Newent	11.5 km	1.8
Churchdown	22.7 km	1.6
The typical town	–	5.7