Crap Towns / East Boldon and West Boldon / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in East Boldon and West Boldon?

There were 48.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in East Boldon and West Boldon from April 2023 to March 2026, 8.5 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 25.6. In 2025/26 it was 59.9, up from 32.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	32.0	5.2
2024/25	52.7	5.4
2025/26	59.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	25.6	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	19.2	1.9
Other outdoor fires	3.4	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Jarrow	3.6 km	59.4
Boldon Colliery	1.5 km	57.6
East Boldon and West Boldon	–	48.2
Sunderland	5.1 km	47.0
South Shields	3.7 km	43.7
Washington	6.8 km	39.8
Hebburn	5.7 km	36.2
Gateshead	9.0 km	34.7
Tynemouth	7.7 km	33.4
Wallsend	8.0 km	26.8
Whitburn	4.7 km	16.7
The typical town	–	5.7