Crap Towns / Egremont / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Egremont?

There were 8.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Egremont from April 2023 to March 2026, 44% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.7. In 2025/26 it was 7.2, down from 9.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	9.9	5.2
2024/25	7.7	5.4
2025/26	7.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	3.7	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.1	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.4	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Workington	17.6 km	20.6
Maryport	25.8 km	13.2
Millom	34.8 km	9.4
Cleator Moor	4.2 km	8.3
Egremont	–	8.2
Whitehaven	7.0 km	8.2
Seaton	19.8 km	7.2
Ulverston	43.4 km	4.2
Wigton	45.0 km	2.5
Dalton-in-Furness	42.9 km	2.4
Cockermouth	22.9 km	2.3
The typical town	–	5.7