Crap Towns / Mansfield Woodhouse / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Mansfield Woodhouse?

There were 10.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Mansfield Woodhouse from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.8 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 5.6. In 2025/26 it was 10.6, up from 8.8 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/248.85.2
2024/2511.45.4
2025/2610.66.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire5.61.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire2.41.7
Other outdoor fires2.21.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Mansfield3.1 km15.9
Kirkby-in-Ashfield8.7 km15.3
Rainworth7.3 km14.5
Huthwaite9.0 km14.5
Shirebrook4.2 km10.4
Market Warsop4.6 km10.3
Mansfield Woodhouse–10.3
Forest Town2.9 km9.4
Sutton in Ashfield6.4 km7.6
Edwinstowe8.8 km3.8
Ravenshead9.4 km2.4
The typical town–5.7