Crap Towns / Polesworth and Dordon / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Polesworth and Dordon?

There were 4.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Polesworth and Dordon from April 2023 to March 2026, 19% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 3.0. In 2025/26 it was 5.3, up from 0.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	8.6	5.4
2025/26	5.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.3	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.3	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Fazeley	6.5 km	9.3
Tamworth	4.7 km	8.4
Bedworth	16.6 km	7.5
Nuneaton	13.8 km	6.8
Coleshill	10.1 km	6.3
Polesworth and Dordon	–	4.6
Measham	13.7 km	3.7
Lichfield	16.8 km	3.6
Overseal and Castle Gresley	15.9 km	2.3
Royal Sutton Coldfield	14.6 km	2.0
Atherstone	5.7 km	2.0
The typical town	–	5.7