Crap Towns / Tewkesbury / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Tewkesbury?

There were 4.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Tewkesbury from April 2023 to March 2026, 25% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.8. In 2025/26 it was 4.8, down from 5.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.8	5.2
2024/25	2.3	5.4
2025/26	4.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.8	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.9	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.5	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Evesham	17.4 km	6.3
Gloucester	16.0 km	5.5
Cheltenham	11.3 km	5.2
Ledbury	20.0 km	5.2
Tewkesbury	–	4.3
Brockworth	16.0 km	3.8
Pershore	14.2 km	3.5
Great Malvern	18.1 km	3.5
Bishop's Cleeve	7.5 km	2.5
Newent	19.0 km	1.8
Churchdown	11.8 km	1.6
The typical town	–	5.7