Crap Towns / Hadfield / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Hadfield?

There were 10.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Hadfield from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.8 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 5.5. In 2025/26 it was 9.9, down from 14.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	14.5	5.2
2024/25	6.1	5.4
2025/26	9.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	5.5	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.1	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.6	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Dukinfield	6.9 km	19.2
Denton	8.7 km	15.5
Ashton-under-Lyne	8.2 km	14.4
Mossley	7.7 km	14.0
Hyde	5.6 km	12.4
Stalybridge	4.9 km	11.4
Hattersley	3.1 km	10.5
Marple	8.8 km	10.3
Hadfield	–	10.2
Glossop	3.2 km	4.4
Romiley	7.7 km	4.3
The typical town	–	5.7