Crap Towns / Lancaster / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Lancaster?

There were 18.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Lancaster from April 2023 to March 2026, 3.2 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 8.9. In 2025/26 it was 17.8, down from 17.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	17.9	5.2
2024/25	18.8	5.4
2025/26	17.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	8.9	1.9
Other outdoor fires	6.4	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.8	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Lancaster	–	18.2
Fleetwood	21.7 km	9.3
Morecambe	3.7 km	7.7
Heysham	5.5 km	4.9
Bolton-le-Sands	4.2 km	4.3
Ulverston	24.5 km	4.2
Poulton-le-Fylde	25.4 km	3.4
Cleveleys	24.5 km	3.1
Carnforth	8.7 km	3.0
Thornton	23.7 km	2.1
Garstang	16.4 km	2.0
The typical town	–	5.7