Crap Towns / Macclesfield / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Macclesfield?

There were 2.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Macclesfield from April 2023 to March 2026, 63% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 0.8. In 2025/26 it was 2.1, down from 2.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.6	5.2
2024/25	1.7	5.4
2025/26	2.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	0.8	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.7	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.6	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Cheadle	15.1 km	11.6
Hazel Grove	12.8 km	3.9
Buxton	14.7 km	3.7
Cheadle Hulme	12.8 km	3.4
Bramhall	11.7 km	2.1
Macclesfield	–	2.1
Wilmslow	9.7 km	1.9
Congleton	11.8 km	1.5
New Mills	14.7 km	1.4
Poynton	9.7 km	1.3
Bollington	3.8 km	0.5
The typical town	–	5.7