Crap Towns / Blyth / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Blyth?

There were 28.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Blyth from April 2023 to March 2026, 5.1 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 14.5. In 2025/26 it was 36.8, up from 20.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	20.5	5.2
2024/25	29.2	5.4
2025/26	36.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	14.5	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	11.6	1.9
Other outdoor fires	2.7	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea	7.2 km	67.2
Bedlington	4.7 km	33.5
Blyth	–	28.8
Ashington	6.6 km	27.2
Cramlington	5.7 km	22.7
Killingworth	9.6 km	20.7
Seaton Delaval	5.8 km	17.1
Stakeford	6.2 km	15.5
Shiremoor	9.7 km	14.9
Wideopen	10.7 km	12.0
Whitley Bay	9.1 km	9.4
The typical town	–	5.7