Crap Towns / Sandiacre / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Sandiacre?

There were 6.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Sandiacre from April 2023 to March 2026, 9% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 3.0. In 2025/26 it was 9.6, up from 3.7 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/243.75.2
2024/255.35.4
2025/269.66.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire3.01.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire1.81.9
Other outdoor fires1.41.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Clifton7.8 km10.8
Ilkeston4.8 km9.7
Stapleford2.0 km9.1
Nuthall and Watnall8.7 km7.2
Breaston and Draycott2.7 km6.3
Sandiacre–6.2
Beeston4.0 km6.0
Long Eaton3.4 km6.0
Castle Donington9.2 km3.1
West Hallam6.6 km2.8
Borrowash5.6 km1.4
The typical town–5.7