Crap Towns / Kirkham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Kirkham?

There were 3.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Kirkham from April 2023 to March 2026, 44% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 2.3. In 2025/26 it was 0.7, down from 5.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.2	5.2
2024/25	3.6	5.4
2025/26	0.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.3	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.4	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Preston	11.2 km	18.6
Blackpool	9.9 km	9.1
Fulwood	9.7 km	5.4
Penwortham	10.1 km	4.5
Cottam	6.4 km	3.5
Poulton-le-Fylde	10.8 km	3.4
Kirkham	–	3.2
Lytham St Anne's	8.9 km	3.1
Longton	8.8 km	2.1
Thornton	14.0 km	2.1
Tarleton and Hesketh Bank	9.4 km	1.4
The typical town	–	5.7