Crap Towns / Cheadle Hulme / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Cheadle Hulme?

There were 3.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Cheadle Hulme from April 2023 to March 2026, 40% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 2.1. In 2025/26 it was 4.8, up from 3.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.9	5.2
2024/25	1.6	5.4
2025/26	4.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.1	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.1	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.3	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bredbury and Woodley	8.1 km	15.4
Stockport	4.9 km	13.2
Cheadle	2.3 km	11.6
Wythenshawe	6.1 km	7.7
Hazel Grove	5.0 km	3.9
Cheadle Hulme	–	3.4
Bramhall	2.1 km	2.1
Hale	7.6 km	2.1
Wilmslow	5.5 km	1.9
Gatley	3.5 km	1.9
Poynton	5.5 km	1.3
The typical town	–	5.7