Crap Towns / Consett / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Consett?

There were 16.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Consett from April 2023 to March 2026, 3.0 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 8.6. In 2025/26 it was 21.2, up from 14.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	14.2	5.2
2024/25	15.2	5.4
2025/26	21.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	8.6	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	7.0	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.3	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stanley	9.7 km	72.3
Annfield Plain	6.7 km	62.1
Blaydon	15.0 km	51.7
Sacriston	14.2 km	45.3
Rowlands Gill	9.6 km	38.8
Ushaw Moor and Bearpark	15.3 km	33.0
Ryton	14.7 km	31.8
Prudhoe	12.2 km	23.0
Whickham	14.7 km	22.4
Consett	–	16.9
Crawcrook and Greenside	12.7 km	11.3
The typical town	–	5.7