Crap Towns / Hebburn / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Hebburn?

There were 36.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Hebburn from April 2023 to March 2026, 6.4 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 25.5. In 2025/26 it was 29.4, down from 38.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	38.6	5.2
2024/25	40.5	5.4
2025/26	29.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	25.5	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	7.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	3.2	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Jarrow	2.4 km	59.4
Boldon Colliery	4.3 km	57.6
East Boldon and West Boldon	5.7 km	48.2
South Shields	5.8 km	43.7
Washington	7.7 km	39.8
Hebburn	–	36.2
Gateshead	5.7 km	34.7
Tynemouth	5.4 km	33.4
Wallsend	3.0 km	26.8
Longbenton	6.5 km	16.7
Shiremoor	6.7 km	14.9
The typical town	–	5.7