Crap Towns / Audenshaw / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Audenshaw?

There were 11.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Audenshaw from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.0 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 7.0. In 2025/26 it was 11.7, down from 14.4 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/2414.45.2
2024/257.45.4
2025/2611.76.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire7.01.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire2.91.7
Other outdoor fires1.21.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Dukinfield2.9 km19.2
Denton2.6 km15.5
Bredbury and Woodley5.5 km15.4
Manchester5.4 km15.1
Reddish3.9 km14.6
Ashton-under-Lyne3.5 km14.4
Hyde4.5 km12.4
Droylsden1.8 km11.6
Stalybridge6.0 km11.4
Audenshaw–11.2
Failsworth4.0 km9.9
The typical town–5.7