Crap Towns / Ashington / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Ashington?

There were 27.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Ashington from April 2023 to March 2026, 4.8 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 14.0. In 2025/26 it was 34.7, up from 25.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	25.8	5.2
2024/25	21.2	5.4
2025/26	34.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	14.0	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	10.3	1.9
Other outdoor fires	3.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea	2.8 km	67.2
Bedlington	5.4 km	33.5
Blyth	6.6 km	28.8
Ashington	–	27.2
Cramlington	10.3 km	22.7
Killingworth	15.4 km	20.7
Seaton Delaval	12.4 km	17.1
Stakeford	2.7 km	15.5
Wideopen	15.4 km	12.0
Whitley Bay	15.7 km	9.4
Morpeth	8.6 km	8.1
The typical town	–	5.7