Crap Towns / Lees / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Lees?

There were 11.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Lees from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.0 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 8.6. In 2025/26 it was 11.6, down from 12.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	12.4	5.2
2024/25	9.6	5.4
2025/26	11.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	8.6	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.2	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.4	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Oldham	2.6 km	24.1
Dukinfield	7.4 km	19.2
Chadderton	6.2 km	16.0
Ashton-under-Lyne	5.3 km	14.4
Mossley	2.8 km	14.0
Uppermill	3.5 km	11.9
Stalybridge	6.0 km	11.4
Lees	–	11.2
Failsworth	7.5 km	9.9
Royton	5.2 km	8.4
Shaw	5.1 km	7.8
The typical town	–	5.7