Crap Towns / Litherland / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Litherland?

There were 13.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Litherland from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.3 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 5.8. In 2025/26 it was 19.7, up from 6.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.0	5.2
2024/25	13.6	5.4
2025/26	19.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	5.8	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.7	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.6	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Birkenhead	10.9 km	26.4
Kirkby	7.7 km	25.0
Liverpool	8.7 km	20.0
Bootle	2.0 km	19.1
Crosby	2.4 km	13.9
Wallasey	7.6 km	13.5
Litherland	–	13.1
Aintree	3.5 km	12.8
Formby	10.3 km	11.5
Lydiate	6.7 km	5.1
Maghull	5.5 km	4.8
The typical town	–	5.7