Crap Towns / Easington / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Easington?

There were 60.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Easington from April 2023 to March 2026, 10.6 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 34.2. In 2025/26 it was 59.5, up from 53.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	53.3	5.2
2024/25	67.9	5.4
2025/26	59.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	34.2	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	22.3	1.7
Other outdoor fires	3.8	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Peterlee	3.3 km	80.6
Murton	4.5 km	76.5
Hartlepool	13.7 km	73.2
Hetton-le-Hole	8.6 km	71.2
Horden	2.7 km	70.5
Wingate	6.8 km	67.5
Houghton-le-Spring	10.9 km	61.0
Easington	–	60.2
Seaham	5.6 km	57.2
Shiney Row and Penshaw	13.2 km	42.1
Fence Houses	12.5 km	35.9
The typical town	–	5.7