Crap Towns / Ince-in-Makerfield / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Ince-in-Makerfield?

There were 34.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Ince-in-Makerfield from April 2023 to March 2026, 6.0 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 26.3. In 2025/26 it was 38.6, up from 25.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	25.4	5.2
2024/25	38.1	5.4
2025/26	38.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	26.3	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	4.8	1.7
Other outdoor fires	3.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Platt Bridge and Abram	2.2 km	54.2
Leigh	6.4 km	41.5
Ince-in-Makerfield	–	34.0
Wigan	2.9 km	21.4
Westhoughton	6.0 km	11.2
Shevington	6.7 km	10.2
Hindley	2.4 km	10.0
Ashton-in-Makerfield	5.3 km	6.3
Blackrod	6.1 km	5.8
Orrell	7.0 km	4.5
Standish	6.2 km	4.1
The typical town	–	5.7