Crap Towns / Heysham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Heysham?

There were 4.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Heysham from April 2023 to March 2026, 14% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 2.8. In 2025/26 it was 7.1, up from 4.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	4.3	5.2
2024/25	3.3	5.4
2025/26	7.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.8	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.1	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Lancaster	5.5 km	18.2
Fleetwood	18.5 km	9.3
Morecambe	2.6 km	7.7
Heysham	–	4.9
Bolton-le-Sands	6.2 km	4.3
Ulverston	20.2 km	4.2
Cleveleys	21.6 km	3.1
Carnforth	11.1 km	3.0
Dalton-in-Furness	22.5 km	2.4
Thornton	21.4 km	2.1
Garstang	17.9 km	2.0
The typical town	–	5.7