Crap Towns / Pershore / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Pershore?

There were 3.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Pershore from April 2023 to March 2026, 39% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.4. In 2025/26 it was 4.6, up from 0.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	5.9	5.4
2025/26	4.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.4	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.8	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.4	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Evesham	9.7 km	6.3
Worcester	13.0 km	5.4
Redditch	23.0 km	5.4
Droitwich Spa	17.5 km	4.9
Tewkesbury	14.2 km	4.3
Pershore	–	3.5
Great Malvern	16.3 km	3.5
Bidford-on-Avon	16.7 km	3.4
Studley	21.6 km	2.7
Bishop's Cleeve	18.5 km	2.5
Alcester	18.9 km	0.3
The typical town	–	5.7