Crap Towns / Newbiggin-by-the-Sea / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea?

There were 67.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea from April 2023 to March 2026, 11.8 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 34.7. In 2025/26 it was 75.6, up from 45.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	45.4	5.2
2024/25	80.7	5.4
2025/26	75.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	34.7	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	21.9	1.9
Other outdoor fires	10.6	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea	–	67.2
Bedlington	7.7 km	33.5
Blyth	7.2 km	28.8
Ashington	2.8 km	27.2
Cramlington	11.9 km	22.7
Killingworth	16.7 km	20.7
Seaton Delaval	13.0 km	17.1
Stakeford	5.4 km	15.5
Amble	16.6 km	14.8
Whitley Bay	15.8 km	9.4
Morpeth	11.4 km	8.1
The typical town	–	5.7