Crap Towns / Stroud / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Stroud?

There were 4.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Stroud from April 2023 to March 2026, 26% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.6. In 2025/26 it was 3.9, up from 3.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.8	5.2
2024/25	5.0	5.4
2025/26	3.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.6	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.3	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.3	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Gloucester	12.4 km	5.5
Stroud	–	4.2
Quedgeley and Hardwicke	9.4 km	4.1
Brockworth	12.4 km	3.8
Dursley	11.0 km	3.4
Cam	10.8 km	2.7
Chalford	5.3 km	1.9
Stonehouse	4.9 km	1.7
Churchdown	16.3 km	1.6
Tetbury	12.4 km	0.5
Nailsworth	5.3 km	0.3
The typical town	–	5.7