Crap Towns / Congleton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Congleton?

There were 1.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Congleton from April 2023 to March 2026, 74% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.0. In 2025/26 it was 1.0, down from 1.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.2	5.2
2024/25	2.3	5.4
2025/26	1.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.0	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.3	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.2	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Kidsgrove	9.1 km	16.4
Leek	13.9 km	9.4
Biddulph	6.7 km	4.7
Middlewich	15.5 km	4.4
Sandbach	10.6 km	3.3
Macclesfield	11.8 km	2.1
Alsager	9.7 km	2.1
Congleton	–	1.5
Haslington	14.2 km	0.6
Elworth	12.4 km	0.0
Holmes Chapel	10.3 km	0.0
The typical town	–	5.7