Crap Towns / Morpeth / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Morpeth?

There were 8.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Morpeth from April 2023 to March 2026, 42% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 4.4. In 2025/26 it was 7.0, down from 12.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	12.8	5.2
2024/25	4.6	5.4
2025/26	7.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	4.4	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.9	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.8	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea	11.4 km	67.2
Bedlington	7.1 km	33.5
Blyth	11.7 km	28.8
Ashington	8.6 km	27.2
Cramlington	10.7 km	22.7
Killingworth	15.9 km	20.7
Seaton Delaval	15.4 km	17.1
Stakeford	6.5 km	15.5
Wideopen	14.0 km	12.0
Morpeth	–	8.1
Ponteland	14.5 km	5.5
The typical town	–	5.7