Crap Towns / Biddulph / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Biddulph?

There were 4.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Biddulph from April 2023 to March 2026, 18% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 2.4. In 2025/26 it was 6.3, up from 4.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	4.0	5.2
2024/25	3.8	5.4
2025/26	6.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.4	1.9
Other outdoor fires	1.7	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.6	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stoke-on-Trent	13.7 km	28.4
Kidsgrove	5.6 km	16.4
Newcastle-under-Lyme	11.1 km	12.9
Leek	9.2 km	9.4
Werrington	10.9 km	6.8
Biddulph	–	4.7
Sandbach	13.5 km	3.3
Alsager	8.7 km	2.1
Congleton	6.7 km	1.5
Haslington	15.1 km	0.6
Elworth	15.4 km	0.0
The typical town	–	5.7