Crap Towns / Bebington / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bebington?

There were 8.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bebington from April 2023 to March 2026, 42% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.3. In 2025/26 it was 9.6, up from 6.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.5	5.2
2024/25	8.2	5.4
2025/26	9.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	3.3	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.8	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Birkenhead	6.2 km	26.4
Liverpool	9.4 km	20.0
Bootle	12.9 km	19.1
Wallasey	9.3 km	13.5
Bebington	–	8.1
West Kirby	11.7 km	7.7
Heswall	6.7 km	7.4
Ellesmere Port	9.2 km	6.8
Meols	12.3 km	3.2
Greasby	9.0 km	1.8
Neston	6.4 km	1.5
The typical town	–	5.7