Crap Towns / Monmouth / Deliberate fires
How many fires get started on purpose in Monmouth?
There were 21.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Monmouth from April 2023 to March 2025, 3.7 times the typical town's 5.7. In 2024/25 it was 21.5, up from 20.8 in 2023/24.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 20.8 | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 21.5 | 5.4 |
| 2025/26 | – | 6.4 |
| Town | Distance | Fires per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Abergavenny | 20.9 km | 21.2 |
| Blaenavon | 25.7 km | 21.2 |
| Caldicot | 24.6 km | 21.2 |
| Chepstow | 19.5 km | 21.2 |
| Monmouth | – | 21.2 |
| Pontypool | 25.3 km | 21.2 |
| Cinderford | 15.0 km | 15.2 |
| Coleford | 7.2 km | 8.6 |
| Ross-on-Wye | 14.9 km | 3.9 |
| Lydney | 16.5 km | 2.1 |
| Newent | 25.1 km | 1.8 |
| The typical town | – | 5.7 |