Crap Towns / Haslingden / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Haslingden?

There were 10.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Haslingden 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 5.7. In 2025/26 it was 14.6, up from 7.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	7.3	5.2
2024/25	8.3	5.4
2025/26	14.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	5.7	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	2.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Church	8.1 km	36.6
Clayton-le-Moors	10.0 km	28.1
Bacup	8.4 km	24.9
Oswaldtwistle	7.4 km	22.7
Rishton	10.3 km	22.1
Accrington	6.8 km	18.9
Whitworth	10.6 km	18.7
Darwen	9.3 km	12.6
Haslingden	–	10.1
Rawtenstall	3.7 km	8.8
Ramsbottom	6.5 km	4.5
The typical town	–	5.7