Crap Towns / Worcester / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Worcester?

There were 5.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Worcester from April 2023 to March 2026, 5% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.9. In 2025/26 it was 6.4, up from 3.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.6	5.2
2024/25	6.3	5.4
2025/26	6.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.9	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.8	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.7	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stourport-on-Severn	17.0 km	10.5
Bewdley	21.2 km	9.1
Evesham	22.0 km	6.3
Kidderminster	21.3 km	6.2
Worcester	–	5.4
Redditch	21.9 km	5.4
Droitwich Spa	8.3 km	4.9
Bromsgrove	18.3 km	4.4
Pershore	13.0 km	3.5
Great Malvern	12.1 km	3.5
Catshill	21.4 km	1.6
The typical town	–	5.7