Crap Towns / Walsall / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Walsall?

There were 11.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Walsall from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.9 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 6.5. In 2025/26 it was 12.9, up from 9.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	9.3	5.2
2024/25	10.8	5.4
2025/26	12.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	6.5	1.9
Other outdoor fires	3.8	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.7	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bloxwich	4.0 km	23.4
Darlaston	4.2 km	17.1
Wednesbury	3.7 km	16.7
Willenhall	4.8 km	12.4
Walsall	–	11.0
Pelsall	5.8 km	10.8
Pheasey	4.9 km	9.8
West Bromwich	5.5 km	8.4
Rushall and Shelfield	3.8 km	7.2
Aldridge	4.5 km	3.2
Streetly	5.9 km	1.2
The typical town	–	5.7