Crap Towns / Newbridge / Deliberate fires
How many fires get started on purpose in Newbridge?
There were 21.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Newbridge from April 2023 to March 2025, 3.7 times the typical town's 5.7. In 2024/25 it was 21.5, up from 20.8 in 2023/24.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 20.8 | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 21.5 | 5.4 |
| 2025/26 | – | 6.4 |
| Town | Distance | Fires per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Abercarn | 2.8 km | 21.2 |
| Abertillery | 7.3 km | 21.2 |
| Bargod | 6.7 km | 21.2 |
| Blackwood | 4.0 km | 21.2 |
| Cwmbrân | 8.3 km | 21.2 |
| Newbridge | – | 21.2 |
| Oakdale | 1.9 km | 21.2 |
| Pontllanfraith | 4.1 km | 21.2 |
| Pontypool | 8.3 km | 21.2 |
| Risca | 6.1 km | 21.2 |
| Ystrad Mynach | 7.1 km | 21.2 |
| The typical town | – | 5.7 |