Crap Towns / Killingworth / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Killingworth?

There were 20.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Killingworth from April 2023 to March 2026, 3.6 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 11.5. In 2025/26 it was 16.5, down from 17.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	17.1	5.2
2024/25	28.5	5.4
2025/26	16.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	11.5	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	8.6	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.6	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Hebburn	8.2 km	36.2
Newcastle upon Tyne	6.3 km	34.9
Tynemouth	7.5 km	33.4
Wallsend	5.6 km	26.8
Cramlington	5.5 km	22.7
Killingworth	–	20.7
Seaton Delaval	4.8 km	17.1
Longbenton	1.9 km	16.7
Shiremoor	4.3 km	14.9
Wideopen	3.6 km	12.0
Whitley Bay	6.9 km	9.4
The typical town	–	5.7