Crap Towns / Haydock / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Haydock?

There were 23.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Haydock from April 2023 to March 2026, 4.1 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 9.3. In 2025/26 it was 30.0, up from 17.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	17.8	5.2
2024/25	22.9	5.4
2025/26	30.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	9.3	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	7.8	1.9
Other outdoor fires	6.5	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Platt Bridge and Abram	7.3 km	54.2
St Helens	5.0 km	34.2
Ince-in-Makerfield	8.5 km	34.0
Haydock	–	23.6
Wigan	8.6 km	21.4
Newton-le-Willows	3.3 km	11.0
Golborne	6.2 km	10.4
Hindley	9.7 km	10.0
Rainford	8.6 km	9.2
Ashton-in-Makerfield	3.3 km	6.3
Orrell	7.7 km	4.5
The typical town	–	5.7