Crap Towns / Burscough / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Burscough?

There were 2.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Burscough from April 2023 to March 2026, 54% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 2.2. In 2025/26 it was 2.3, up from 1.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.8	5.2
2024/25	3.8	5.4
2025/26	2.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.2	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.4	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Skelmersdale	7.1 km	15.2
Shevington	11.1 km	10.2
Rainford	11.6 km	9.2
Lydiate	10.2 km	5.1
Southport	10.0 km	5.0
Maghull	11.5 km	4.8
Orrell	11.7 km	4.5
Appley Bridge	9.3 km	3.8
Burscough	–	2.6
Ormskirk	4.8 km	2.4
Tarleton and Hesketh Bank	10.4 km	1.4
The typical town	–	5.7