Crap Towns / Stourbridge / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Stourbridge?

There were 8.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Stourbridge from April 2023 to March 2026, 44% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 4.9. In 2025/26 it was 12.6, up from 6.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.7	5.2
2024/25	5.4	5.4
2025/26	12.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	4.9	1.9
Other outdoor fires	2.9	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.5	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Brierley Hill	3.0 km	17.0
Dudley	6.8 km	16.1
Kingswinford	4.8 km	13.5
Sedgley	8.4 km	11.7
Stourbridge	–	8.2
Rowley Regis	8.0 km	7.7
Wombourne	9.9 km	6.8
Cradley Heath	5.7 km	6.6
Halesowen	5.0 km	3.6
Blackheath	7.5 km	3.4
Hagley	3.7 km	2.9
The typical town	–	5.7