Crap Towns / Ludlow / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Ludlow?

There were 1.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Ludlow from April 2023 to March 2026, 79% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 0.9. In 2025/26 it was 0.6, down from 1.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.0	5.2
2024/25	2.0	5.4
2025/26	0.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	0.9	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.3	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stourport-on-Severn	29.6 km	10.5
Bewdley	27.3 km	9.1
Kidderminster	31.5 km	6.2
Leominster	16.2 km	5.8
Shrewsbury	38.1 km	4.9
Hereford	35.0 km	4.4
Bridgnorth	27.0 km	3.9
Bayston Hill	34.2 km	3.2
Hagley	38.8 km	2.9
Broseley	31.5 km	1.9
Ludlow	–	1.2
The typical town	–	5.7