Crap Towns / Littleborough / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Littleborough?

There were 14.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Littleborough from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.5 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 10.7. In 2025/26 it was 11.5, down from 13.1 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/2413.15.2
2024/2517.65.4
2025/2611.56.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire10.71.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire2.01.7
Other outdoor fires1.41.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Bacup8.8 km24.9
Oldham11.5 km24.1
Milnrow3.7 km18.8
Whitworth5.2 km18.7
Heywood10.4 km16.6
Middleton11.8 km15.8
Littleborough–14.1
Rochdale5.2 km13.9
Royton8.6 km8.4
Todmorden7.6 km8.3
Shaw7.0 km7.8
The typical town–5.7