Crap Towns / Ellesmere Port / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Ellesmere Port?

There were 6.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Ellesmere Port from April 2023 to March 2026, 19% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.1. In 2025/26 it was 6.8, up from 5.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.7	5.2
2024/25	7.9	5.4
2025/26	6.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	3.1	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.5	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.3	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Frodsham	13.0 km	19.0
Bebington	9.2 km	8.1
Heswall	14.1 km	7.4
Ellesmere Port	–	6.8
Broughton	12.1 km	5.4
Connah's Quay	11.7 km	5.4
Hawarden	11.3 km	5.4
Shotton	11.3 km	5.4
Chester	9.5 km	3.2
Neston	10.1 km	1.5
Helsby	9.9 km	0.6
The typical town	–	5.7