Crap Towns / Bacup / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bacup?

There were 24.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bacup from April 2023 to March 2026, 4.4 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 17.3. In 2025/26 it was 19.8, down from 25.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	25.9	5.2
2024/25	29.1	5.4
2025/26	19.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	17.3	1.9
Other outdoor fires	4.7	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.9	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bacup	–	24.9
Burnley	11.0 km	23.4
Accrington	12.2 km	18.9
Milnrow	11.2 km	18.8
Whitworth	4.7 km	18.7
Littleborough	8.8 km	14.1
Rochdale	9.4 km	13.9
Haslingden	8.4 km	10.1
Rawtenstall	5.0 km	8.8
Todmorden	6.6 km	8.3
Ramsbottom	10.9 km	4.5
The typical town	–	5.7