Crap Towns / Brandon / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Brandon?

There were 32.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Brandon from April 2023 to March 2026, 5.6 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 17.6. In 2025/26 it was 43.2, up from 24.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	24.3	5.2
2024/25	28.8	5.4
2025/26	43.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	17.6	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	12.2	1.7
Other outdoor fires	2.3	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Willington	6.6 km	62.9
Bishop Auckland	12.3 km	60.7
Crook	9.4 km	48.8
Sacriston	7.4 km	45.3
Fence Houses	12.8 km	35.9
Spennymoor	5.5 km	35.0
Chester-le-Street	11.8 km	34.5
Ushaw Moor and Bearpark	3.2 km	33.0
Brandon	–	32.1
Ferryhill	8.8 km	31.7
Durham	4.6 km	14.4
The typical town	–	5.7