Crap Towns / Garstang / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Garstang?

There were 2.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Garstang from April 2023 to March 2026, 65% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.5. In 2025/26 it was 1.4, down from 3.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.5	5.2
2024/25	1.2	5.4
2025/26	1.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.5	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.6	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Preston	15.8 km	18.6
Lancaster	16.4 km	18.2
Fleetwood	16.4 km	9.3
Longridge	14.1 km	5.8
Fulwood	13.5 km	5.4
Cottam	13.5 km	3.5
Poulton-le-Fylde	14.5 km	3.4
Kirkham	15.5 km	3.2
Cleveleys	17.0 km	3.1
Thornton	15.0 km	2.1
Garstang	–	2.0
The typical town	–	5.7