Crap Towns / Buxton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Buxton?

There were 3.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Buxton from April 2023 to March 2026, 35% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.0. In 2025/26 it was 8.0, up from 1.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.1	5.2
2024/25	2.0	5.4
2025/26	8.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.0	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.3	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.3	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Marple	18.9 km	10.3
Leek	18.6 km	9.4
Glossop	21.2 km	4.4
Hazel Grove	19.2 km	3.9
Buxton	–	3.7
Bramhall	20.7 km	2.1
Macclesfield	14.7 km	2.1
Chapel-en-le-Frith	7.7 km	1.5
New Mills	13.9 km	1.4
Poynton	17.3 km	1.3
Bollington	13.9 km	0.5
The typical town	–	5.7