Crap Towns / Shirebrook / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Shirebrook?

There were 10.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Shirebrook from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.8 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 8.3. In 2025/26 it was 10.6, down from 11.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	11.7	5.2
2024/25	8.8	5.4
2025/26	10.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	8.3	1.9
Other outdoor fires	1.3	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.8	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Mansfield	7.0 km	15.9
Huthwaite	10.2 km	14.5
Creswell	6.8 km	13.1
Shirebrook	–	10.4
Market Warsop	4.4 km	10.3
North Wingfield and Holmewood	10.0 km	10.3
Mansfield Woodhouse	4.2 km	10.3
Forest Town	6.7 km	9.4
Sutton in Ashfield	8.6 km	7.6
Bolsover	6.2 km	5.6
Clowne	8.6 km	2.1
The typical town	–	5.7