Crap Towns / Somercotes and Swanwick / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Somercotes and Swanwick?

There were 8.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Somercotes and Swanwick from April 2023 to March 2026, 49% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 3.7. In 2025/26 it was 11.2, up from 8.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	8.8	5.2
2024/25	5.5	5.4
2025/26	11.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.7	1.7
Other outdoor fires	3.2	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.6	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Kirkby-in-Ashfield	8.7 km	15.3
Huthwaite	7.3 km	14.5
Heanor	7.2 km	11.3
Selston	4.7 km	10.7
Annesley Woodhouse	8.2 km	10.0
Eastwood	8.8 km	9.4
Somercotes and Swanwick	–	8.5
Alfreton	2.2 km	4.6
Ripley	4.1 km	3.8
South Normanton and Pinxton	3.9 km	3.0
Belper	8.8 km	1.4
The typical town	–	5.7