Crap Towns / Formby / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Formby?

There were 11.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Formby from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.0 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 5.0. In 2025/26 it was 12.3, up from 11.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	11.0	5.2
2024/25	11.2	5.4
2025/26	12.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	5.0	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	4.0	1.9
Other outdoor fires	2.5	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Kirkby	14.8 km	25.0
Bootle	12.1 km	19.1
Crosby	8.2 km	13.9
Litherland	10.3 km	13.1
Aintree	11.7 km	12.8
Formby	–	11.5
Lydiate	8.8 km	5.1
Southport	9.8 km	5.0
Maghull	9.7 km	4.8
Burscough	14.7 km	2.6
Ormskirk	11.8 km	2.4
The typical town	–	5.7