Crap Towns / Blaenavon / Deliberate fires
How many fires get started on purpose in Blaenavon?
There were 21.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Blaenavon 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abergavenny | 7.4 km | 21.2 |
| Abersychan | 4.7 km | 21.2 |
| Abertillery | 5.4 km | 21.2 |
| Bargod | 14.1 km | 21.2 |
| Blaenavon | – | 21.2 |
| Brynmawr | 6.8 km | 21.2 |
| Ebbw Vale | 9.2 km | 21.2 |
| Newbridge | 12.0 km | 21.2 |
| Oakdale | 11.9 km | 21.2 |
| Pontypool | 10.0 km | 21.2 |
| Tredegar | 11.1 km | 21.2 |
| The typical town | – | 5.7 |