Crap Towns / Cleator Moor / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Cleator Moor?

There were 8.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Cleator Moor from April 2023 to March 2026, 46% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 4.0. In 2025/26 it was 13.6, up from 9.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	9.1	5.2
2024/25	2.3	5.4
2025/26	13.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	4.0	1.9
Other outdoor fires	2.3	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Workington	13.5 km	20.6
Maryport	21.6 km	13.2
Millom	38.1 km	9.4
Cleator Moor	–	8.3
Egremont	4.2 km	8.2
Whitehaven	4.3 km	8.2
Seaton	15.7 km	7.2
Ulverston	46.1 km	4.2
Wigton	41.1 km	2.5
Dalton-in-Furness	46.1 km	2.4
Cockermouth	18.9 km	2.3
The typical town	–	5.7