Crap Towns / Crook / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Crook?

There were 48.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Crook from April 2023 to March 2026, 8.6 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 27.2. In 2025/26 it was 65.6, up from 17.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	17.9	5.2
2024/25	63.0	5.4
2025/26	65.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	27.2	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	13.8	1.7
Other outdoor fires	7.8	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Willington	3.8 km	62.9
Bishop Auckland	7.9 km	60.7
Crook	–	48.8
Shildon	11.4 km	46.9
Sacriston	14.3 km	45.3
Spennymoor	10.2 km	35.0
Ushaw Moor and Bearpark	10.5 km	33.0
Brandon	9.4 km	32.1
Ferryhill	13.2 km	31.7
Newton Aycliffe	15.0 km	25.7
Durham	13.8 km	14.4
The typical town	–	5.7