Crap Towns / Shipston-on-Stour / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Shipston-on-Stour?

There were 1.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Shipston-on-Stour from April 2023 to March 2026, 81% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.1. In 2025/26 it was 1.7, up from 0.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	1.7	5.4
2025/26	1.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.1	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Banbury	19.8 km	8.8
Evesham	22.0 km	6.3
Stratford-upon-Avon	15.8 km	3.8
Chipping Norton	14.8 km	3.6
Bidford-on-Avon	19.6 km	3.4
Warwick	24.2 km	3.2
Wellesbourne	14.8 km	2.2
Shipston-on-Stour	–	1.1
Whitnash	23.5 km	0.7
Alcester	24.0 km	0.3
Moreton-in-Marsh	9.1 km	0.0
The typical town	–	5.7