Crap Towns / Bishop Auckland / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bishop Auckland?

There were 60.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bishop Auckland from April 2023 to March 2026, 10.6 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 41.4. In 2025/26 it was 73.6, up from 45.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	45.5	5.2
2024/25	63.1	5.4
2025/26	73.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	41.4	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	12.1	1.7
Other outdoor fires	7.2	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Willington	6.6 km	62.9
Bishop Auckland	–	60.7
Crook	7.9 km	48.8
Shildon	3.9 km	46.9
Darlington	16.3 km	38.3
Spennymoor	9.0 km	35.0
Ushaw Moor and Bearpark	14.9 km	33.0
Brandon	12.3 km	32.1
Ferryhill	10.0 km	31.7
Newton Aycliffe	8.0 km	25.7
Durham	16.7 km	14.4
The typical town	–	5.7