Crap Towns / Blackwood / Deliberate fires
How many fires get started on purpose in Blackwood?
There were 21.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Blackwood from April 2023 to March 2025, 3.7 times the typical town's 5.7. In 2024/25 it was 21.5, up from 20.8 in 2023/24.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 20.8 | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 21.5 | 5.4 |
| 2025/26 | – | 6.4 |
| Town | Distance | Fires per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Abercarn | 5.3 km | 21.2 |
| Abertillery | 8.9 km | 21.2 |
| Bargod | 3.4 km | 21.2 |
| Bedwas | 8.5 km | 21.2 |
| Blackwood | – | 21.2 |
| Newbridge | 4.0 km | 21.2 |
| Oakdale | 2.7 km | 21.2 |
| Pontllanfraith | 1.7 km | 21.2 |
| Risca | 7.6 km | 21.2 |
| Treharris | 7.5 km | 21.2 |
| Ystrad Mynach | 3.5 km | 21.2 |
| The typical town | – | 5.7 |