Crap Towns / Rugby / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Rugby?

There were 3.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Rugby from April 2023 to March 2026, 33% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.8. In 2025/26 it was 5.3, up from 2.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.8	5.2
2024/25	3.1	5.4
2025/26	5.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.8	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.4	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.6	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Coventry	18.5 km	9.5
Bedworth	19.6 km	7.5
Daventry	13.7 km	6.7
Bulkington	16.8 km	6.5
Cawston	4.6 km	4.1
Rugby	–	3.8
Broughton Astley	17.3 km	3.1
Hinckley	20.3 km	2.7
Southam	17.0 km	2.5
Lutterworth	9.3 km	1.9
Countesthorpe	20.8 km	1.2
The typical town	–	5.7