Crap Towns / Leicester / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Leicester?

There were 8.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Leicester from April 2023 to March 2026, 49% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 3.2. In 2025/26 it was 10.5, up from 7.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	7.9	5.2
2024/25	7.0	5.4
2025/26	10.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.2	1.9
Other outdoor fires	2.8	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.6	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Leicester	–	8.5
Enderby and Narborough	6.8 km	7.3
Anstey	5.9 km	5.6
Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe	5.6 km	5.5
Thurmaston	5.9 km	4.8
Blaby and Whetstone	7.3 km	4.6
Syston	8.5 km	3.7
Birstall	5.6 km	2.8
Wigston	5.5 km	2.7
Groby	6.7 km	0.9
Oadby	5.6 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7