Crap Towns / Stone / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Stone?

There were 1.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Stone from April 2023 to March 2026, 67% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.4. In 2025/26 it was 2.9, the same as in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.9	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	2.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.4	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.6	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stoke-on-Trent	10.3 km	28.4
Newcastle-under-Lyme	15.5 km	12.9
Stafford	10.9 km	8.5
Penkridge	19.5 km	7.0
Werrington	14.7 km	6.8
Rugeley	20.3 km	5.9
Cheadle	14.1 km	3.4
Uttoxeter	18.3 km	3.1
Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook	9.4 km	1.9
Stone	–	1.9
Newport	21.1 km	1.5
The typical town	–	5.7