Crap Towns / Quedgeley and Hardwicke / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Quedgeley and Hardwicke?

There were 4.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Quedgeley and Hardwicke from April 2023 to March 2026, 28% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.0. In 2025/26 it was 5.4, up from 2.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.0	5.2
2024/25	4.8	5.4
2025/26	5.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.0	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.3	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.8	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Cinderford	15.1 km	15.2
Gloucester	5.5 km	5.5
Stroud	9.4 km	4.2
Quedgeley and Hardwicke	–	4.1
Brockworth	8.8 km	3.8
Cam	14.6 km	2.7
Chalford	13.6 km	1.9
Newent	15.0 km	1.8
Stonehouse	7.8 km	1.7
Churchdown	9.7 km	1.6
Nailsworth	14.4 km	0.3
The typical town	–	5.7