Crap Towns / Southam / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Southam?

There were 2.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Southam from April 2023 to March 2026, 56% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.7. In 2025/26 it was 4.9, up from 1.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.2	5.2
2024/25	1.2	5.4
2025/26	4.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.7	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.4	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.4	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Coventry	19.4 km	9.5
Banbury	21.4 km	8.8
Daventry	15.3 km	6.7
Cawston	13.0 km	4.1
Rugby	17.0 km	3.8
Warwick	13.4 km	3.2
Southam	–	2.5
Royal Leamington Spa	10.7 km	2.4
Wellesbourne	15.8 km	2.2
Kenilworth	16.2 km	1.6
Whitnash	9.3 km	0.7
The typical town	–	5.7