Crap Towns / Swadlincote / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Swadlincote?

There were 4.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Swadlincote from April 2023 to March 2026, 30% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.1. In 2025/26 it was 6.2, up from 3.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.2	5.2
2024/25	2.5	5.4
2025/26	6.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.1	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.1	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.7	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Coalville	14.3 km	8.8
Burton upon Trent	6.3 km	7.9
Derby	16.6 km	5.8
Whitwick	14.7 km	5.0
Ibstock	14.6 km	4.8
Swadlincote	–	4.0
Measham	8.8 km	3.7
Overseal and Castle Gresley	4.2 km	2.3
Woodville	2.5 km	2.2
Ashby-de-la-Zouch	7.1 km	1.5
Hilton	11.5 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7