Crap Towns / Studley / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Studley?

There were 2.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Studley from April 2023 to March 2026, 53% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.5. In 2025/26 it was 1.2, down from 3.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.2	5.2
2024/25	3.8	5.4
2025/26	1.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.5	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.7	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.5	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Redditch	3.9 km	5.4
Droitwich Spa	17.4 km	4.9
Bromsgrove	12.7 km	4.4
Stratford-upon-Avon	14.9 km	3.8
Bidford-on-Avon	11.7 km	3.4
Studley	–	2.7
Hollywood	13.3 km	2.6
Solihull	16.6 km	2.5
Catshill	14.3 km	1.6
Knowle and Dorridge	15.8 km	1.6
Alcester	6.0 km	0.3
The typical town	–	5.7