Crap Towns / Royal Sutton Coldfield / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Royal Sutton Coldfield?

There were 2.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Royal Sutton Coldfield from April 2023 to March 2026, 65% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.0. In 2025/26 it was 2.4, up from 1.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.5	5.2
2024/25	2.3	5.4
2025/26	2.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.0	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.9	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.1	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Walsall	9.9 km	11.0
Brownhills	11.0 km	10.0
Pheasey	5.7 km	9.8
Fazeley	9.4 km	9.3
West Bromwich	11.8 km	8.4
Rushall and Shelfield	9.6 km	7.2
Coleshill	9.5 km	6.3
Birmingham	10.1 km	5.9
Aldridge	7.7 km	3.2
Royal Sutton Coldfield	–	2.0
Streetly	4.2 km	1.2
The typical town	–	5.7