Crap Towns / Lydiate / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Lydiate?

There were 5.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Lydiate from April 2023 to March 2026, 11% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.1. In 2025/26 it was 6.2, up from 1.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.3	5.2
2024/25	8.0	5.4
2025/26	6.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.1	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.8	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.2	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Kirkby	6.4 km	25.0
Bootle	8.5 km	19.1
Crosby	6.8 km	13.9
Litherland	6.7 km	13.1
Aintree	4.9 km	12.8
Formby	8.8 km	11.5
Rainford	10.5 km	9.2
Lydiate	–	5.1
Maghull	1.6 km	4.8
Burscough	10.2 km	2.6
Ormskirk	5.5 km	2.4
The typical town	–	5.7