Crap Towns / Flint / Deliberate fires
How many fires get started on purpose in Flint?
There were 5.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Flint from April 2023 to March 2025, 5% lower than the typical town's 5.7. In 2024/25 it was 5.7, up from 5.0 in 2023/24.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| 2025/26 | – | 6.4 |
| Town | Distance | Fires per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Heswall | 10.3 km | 7.4 |
| Bagillt | 6.7 km | 5.4 |
| Broughton | 13.1 km | 5.4 |
| Buckley | 9.2 km | 5.4 |
| Connah's Quay | 5.6 km | 5.4 |
| Flint | – | 5.4 |
| Hawarden | 9.6 km | 5.4 |
| Holywell | 6.4 km | 5.4 |
| Mold | 8.9 km | 5.4 |
| Shotton | 7.8 km | 5.4 |
| Neston | 7.6 km | 1.5 |
| The typical town | – | 5.7 |