Crap Towns / Cardiff / Deliberate fires
How many fires get started on purpose in Cardiff?
There were 21.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Cardiff from April 2023 to March 2025, 3.7 times the typical town's 5.7. In 2024/25 it was 21.5, up from 20.8 in 2023/24.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 20.8 | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 21.5 | 5.4 |
| 2025/26 | – | 6.4 |
| Town | Distance | Fires per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Abertridwr and Senghenydd | 12.4 km | 21.2 |
| Barry | 11.5 km | 21.2 |
| Beddau | 13.1 km | 21.2 |
| Bedwas | 10.2 km | 21.2 |
| Caerphilly | 9.0 km | 21.2 |
| Cardiff | – | 21.2 |
| Church Village | 11.8 km | 21.2 |
| Dinas Powis | 7.5 km | 21.2 |
| Penarth | 6.4 km | 21.2 |
| Risca | 13.9 km | 21.2 |
| Rogerstone | 14.0 km | 21.2 |
| The typical town | – | 5.7 |