Crap Towns / Barnton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Barnton?

There were 0.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Barnton from April 2023 to March 2026, 86% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 0.5. In 2025/26 it was 0.4, down from 1.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.6	5.2
2024/25	0.4	5.4
2025/26	0.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	0.5	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.1	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.1	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Winsford	9.5 km	32.3
Frodsham	11.6 km	19.0
Runcorn	11.2 km	15.3
Middlewich	11.7 km	4.4
Northwich	2.1 km	4.3
Knutsford	12.3 km	2.5
Davenham	4.6 km	2.4
Barnton	–	0.8
Weaverham	2.2 km	0.5
Hartford	3.1 km	0.5
Cuddington	5.5 km	0.0
The typical town	–	5.7