Crap Towns / Bedlington / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bedlington?

There were 33.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bedlington from April 2023 to March 2026, 5.9 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 26.1. In 2025/26 it was 30.0, down from 40.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	40.3	5.2
2024/25	30.3	5.4
2025/26	30.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	26.1	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	6.2	1.9
Other outdoor fires	1.2	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea	7.7 km	67.2
Bedlington	–	33.5
Blyth	4.7 km	28.8
Ashington	5.4 km	27.2
Cramlington	5.1 km	22.7
Killingworth	10.6 km	20.7
Seaton Delaval	8.7 km	17.1
Stakeford	3.2 km	15.5
Shiremoor	12.4 km	14.9
Wideopen	10.0 km	12.0
Morpeth	7.1 km	8.1
The typical town	–	5.7