Crap Towns / Lytham St Anne's / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Lytham St Anne's?

There were 3.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Lytham St Anne's from April 2023 to March 2026, 46% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 2.0. In 2025/26 it was 2.6, down from 3.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.0	5.2
2024/25	3.8	5.4
2025/26	2.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.0	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.8	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.4	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Blackpool	5.3 km	9.1
Southport	12.8 km	5.0
Penwortham	17.8 km	4.5
Cottam	15.2 km	3.5
Poulton-le-Fylde	11.1 km	3.4
Kirkham	8.9 km	3.2
Lytham St Anne's	–	3.1
Cleveleys	14.8 km	3.1
Longton	14.5 km	2.1
Thornton	14.0 km	2.1
Tarleton and Hesketh Bank	11.8 km	1.4
The typical town	–	5.7