Crap Towns / Failsworth / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Failsworth?

There were 9.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Failsworth from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.7 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 7.2. In 2025/26 it was 8.5, down from 12.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	12.7	5.2
2024/25	8.4	5.4
2025/26	8.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	7.2	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.0	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.7	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Oldham	5.5 km	24.1
Dukinfield	5.9 km	19.2
Chadderton	3.3 km	16.0
Middleton	6.1 km	15.8
Denton	6.5 km	15.5
Manchester	4.8 km	15.1
Reddish	6.9 km	14.6
Ashton-under-Lyne	4.5 km	14.4
Droylsden	2.4 km	11.6
Audenshaw	4.0 km	11.2
Failsworth	–	9.9
The typical town	–	5.7