Crap Towns / Newent / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Newent?

There were 1.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Newent from April 2023 to March 2026, 68% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.8. In 2025/26 it was 1.9, up from 1.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.6	5.2
2024/25	1.9	5.4
2025/26	1.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.8	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Cinderford	13.4 km	15.2
Coleford	21.0 km	8.6
Gloucester	15.1 km	5.5
Ledbury	11.5 km	5.2
Tewkesbury	19.0 km	4.3
Quedgeley and Hardwicke	15.0 km	4.1
Ross-on-Wye	12.0 km	3.9
Brockworth	19.2 km	3.8
Great Malvern	21.0 km	3.5
Newent	–	1.8
Churchdown	15.3 km	1.6
The typical town	–	5.7