Crap Towns / Haslington / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Haslington?

There were 0.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Haslington from April 2023 to March 2026, 89% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 0.6. In 2025/26 it was 0.0, the same as in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	1.8	5.4
2025/26	0.0	6.4

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

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Winsford	13.2 km	32.3
Kidsgrove	10.3 km	16.4
Newcastle-under-Lyme	13.3 km	12.9
Crewe	3.7 km	5.6
Middlewich	10.3 km	4.4
Sandbach	5.2 km	3.3
Alsager	6.5 km	2.1
Nantwich	9.0 km	0.9
Haslington	–	0.6
Elworth	5.1 km	0.0
Holmes Chapel	11.4 km	0.0
The typical town	–	5.7