Crap Towns / Whitwick / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Whitwick?

There were 5.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Whitwick from April 2023 to March 2026, 12% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 3.3. In 2025/26 it was 8.3, up from 3.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.4	5.2
2024/25	3.5	5.4
2025/26	8.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.3	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.9	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.8	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Shepshed	5.1 km	10.5
Loughborough	9.4 km	9.2
Coalville	1.6 km	8.8
Whitwick	–	5.0
Ibstock	5.8 km	4.8
Measham	11.1 km	3.7
Quorndon	12.3 km	3.4
Castle Donington	11.9 km	3.1
Woodville	12.2 km	2.2
Ashby-de-la-Zouch	7.8 km	1.5
Groby	12.2 km	0.9
The typical town	–	5.7