Crap Towns / Shepshed / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Shepshed?

There were 10.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Shepshed from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.8 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 5.4. In 2025/26 it was 22.2, up from 3.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.4	5.2
2024/25	6.1	5.4
2025/26	22.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	5.4	1.7
Other outdoor fires	3.6	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.6	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Shepshed	–	10.5
Loughborough	4.7 km	9.2
Coalville	6.6 km	8.8
East Leake	10.6 km	5.8
Whitwick	5.1 km	5.0
Barrow upon Soar	10.1 km	5.0
Ibstock	10.6 km	4.8
Quorndon	8.3 km	3.4
Castle Donington	9.6 km	3.1
Mountsorrel	11.2 km	3.1
Ashby-de-la-Zouch	12.1 km	1.5
The typical town	–	5.7