Crap Towns / Melton Mowbray / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Melton Mowbray?

There were 8.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Melton Mowbray from April 2023 to March 2026, 46% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 4.1. In 2025/26 it was 6.5, down from 11.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	11.2	5.2
2024/25	7.3	5.4
2025/26	6.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	4.1	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.7	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.6	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Sileby	15.2 km	8.5
Melton Mowbray	–	8.3
Barrow upon Soar	17.6 km	5.0
Thurmaston	17.4 km	4.8
Cotgrave	18.6 km	3.9
Syston	15.0 km	3.7
Quorndon	19.7 km	3.4
Mountsorrel	18.1 km	3.1
Birstall	18.9 km	2.8
Keyworth	17.7 km	2.0
Oakham	15.1 km	1.4
The typical town	–	5.7