Crap Towns / Redditch / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Redditch?

There were 5.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Redditch from April 2023 to March 2026, 5% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.4. In 2025/26 it was 8.9, up from 2.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.6	5.2
2024/25	4.6	5.4
2025/26	8.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.4	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.9	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.1	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Redditch	–	5.4
Droitwich Spa	15.5 km	4.9
Bromsgrove	9.1 km	4.4
Stratford-upon-Avon	18.7 km	3.8
Bidford-on-Avon	15.3 km	3.4
Studley	3.9 km	2.7
Hollywood	10.8 km	2.6
Solihull	15.1 km	2.5
Catshill	10.5 km	1.6
Knowle and Dorridge	15.6 km	1.6
Alcester	9.8 km	0.3
The typical town	–	5.7