Crap Towns / Uttoxeter / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Uttoxeter?

There were 3.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Uttoxeter from April 2023 to March 2026, 46% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.7. In 2025/26 it was 2.9, up from 2.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.1	5.2
2024/25	4.3	5.4
2025/26	2.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.7	1.9
Other outdoor fires	1.0	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.5	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stoke-on-Trent	21.2 km	28.4
Stafford	19.3 km	8.5
Burton upon Trent	18.6 km	7.9
Werrington	20.5 km	6.8
Rugeley	16.1 km	5.9
Cheadle	12.5 km	3.4
Uttoxeter	–	3.1
Ashbourne	15.9 km	2.5
Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook	15.1 km	1.9
Stone	18.3 km	1.9
Hilton	16.5 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7