Crap Towns / Horwich / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Horwich?

There were 10.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Horwich 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 7.6. In 2025/26 it was 9.7, up from 8.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	8.2	5.2
2024/25	12.0	5.4
2025/26	9.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	7.6	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.6	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.8	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Ince-in-Makerfield	7.8 km	34.0
Bolton	7.3 km	21.5
Atherton	8.4 km	15.5
Westhoughton	5.7 km	11.2
Hindley	6.9 km	10.0
Horwich	–	10.0
Chorley	8.8 km	9.4
Blackrod	2.7 km	5.8
Standish	7.4 km	4.1
Adlington	4.7 km	3.5
Coppull	8.3 km	2.4
The typical town	–	5.7