Crap Towns / Syston / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Syston?

There were 3.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Syston from April 2023 to March 2026, 35% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.2. In 2025/26 it was 5.9, up from 3.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.7	5.2
2024/25	1.5	5.4
2025/26	5.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.2	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.2	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.2	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Sileby	4.3 km	8.5
Leicester	8.5 km	8.5
Anstey	8.4 km	5.6
Barrow upon Soar	7.8 km	5.0
Thurmaston	2.6 km	4.8
Syston	–	3.7
Quorndon	8.6 km	3.4
Mountsorrel	5.5 km	3.1
Birstall	3.9 km	2.8
Groby	11.2 km	0.9
Oadby	10.9 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7