Crap Towns / Barnard Castle / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Barnard Castle?

There were 2.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Barnard Castle from April 2023 to March 2026, 51% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.0. In 2025/26 it was 0.0, down from 6.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.0	5.2
2024/25	2.4	5.4
2025/26	0.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.0	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.8	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Willington	23.1 km	62.9
Bishop Auckland	18.3 km	60.7
Crook	21.3 km	48.8
Shildon	19.8 km	46.9
Darlington	23.4 km	38.3
Spennymoor	27.3 km	35.0
Ferryhill	28.1 km	31.7
Newton Aycliffe	23.1 km	25.7
Catterick Garrison	23.4 km	5.7
Richmond	19.5 km	4.1
Barnard Castle	–	2.8
The typical town	–	5.7