Crap Towns / Lydney / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Lydney?

There were 2.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Lydney from April 2023 to March 2026, 63% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.5. In 2025/26 it was 2.9, up from 0.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.8	5.2
2024/25	2.7	5.4
2025/26	2.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.5	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.6	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Chepstow	14.2 km	21.2
Monmouth	16.5 km	21.2
Cinderford	11.5 km	15.2
Coleford	10.0 km	8.6
Stroud	20.9 km	4.2
Quedgeley and Hardwicke	20.1 km	4.1
Dursley	13.4 km	3.4
Thornbury	12.7 km	3.1
Cam	11.4 km	2.7
Lydney	–	2.1
Stonehouse	16.2 km	1.7
The typical town	–	5.7