Crap Towns / Brierfield / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Brierfield?

There were 6.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Brierfield from April 2023 to March 2026, 7% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 5.5. In 2025/26 it was 8.5, up from 2.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.8	5.2
2024/25	6.9	5.4
2025/26	8.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	5.5	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.6	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Clayton-le-Moors	11.4 km	28.1
Burnley	3.4 km	23.4
Colne	5.4 km	19.3
Accrington	12.0 km	18.9
Padiham	6.0 km	14.0
Nelson	2.0 km	10.5
Great Harwood	12.4 km	8.2
Brierfield	–	6.1
Clitheroe	11.9 km	5.9
Barnoldswick	10.9 km	5.4
Barrowford	3.3 km	4.3
The typical town	–	5.7