Crap Towns / Loughborough / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Loughborough?

There were 9.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Loughborough from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 3.7. In 2025/26 it was 8.8, up from 8.0 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/248.05.2
2024/2510.95.4
2025/268.86.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire3.71.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire2.81.7
Other outdoor fires2.81.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Shepshed4.7 km10.5
Loughborough–9.2
Coalville10.8 km8.8
Sileby9.1 km8.5
East Leake7.6 km5.8
Anstey10.6 km5.6
Whitwick9.4 km5.0
Barrow upon Soar5.6 km5.0
Quorndon4.3 km3.4
Mountsorrel7.4 km3.1
Birstall11.7 km2.8
The typical town–5.7