Crap Towns / Shifnal / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Shifnal?

There were 5.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Shifnal from April 2023 to March 2026, 11% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.5. In 2025/26 it was 7.6, up from 5.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.3	5.2
2024/25	2.2	5.4
2025/26	7.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.5	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.7	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.8	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Penkridge	18.5 km	7.0
Telford	7.5 km	5.6
Wolverhampton	18.5 km	5.6
Perton	13.9 km	5.5
Shifnal	–	5.1
Featherstone	17.9 km	3.9
Bridgnorth	15.2 km	3.9
Codsall	12.9 km	3.6
Broseley	9.7 km	1.9
Albrighton	6.4 km	1.8
Newport	11.1 km	1.5
The typical town	–	5.7