Crap Towns / Newton Aycliffe / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Newton Aycliffe?

There were 25.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Newton Aycliffe from April 2023 to March 2026, 4.5 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 14.4. In 2025/26 it was 32.0, up from 20.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	20.0	5.2
2024/25	25.2	5.4
2025/26	32.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	14.4	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	7.9	1.7
Other outdoor fires	3.5	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Willington	12.3 km	62.9
Bishop Auckland	8.0 km	60.7
Stockton-on-Tees	17.2 km	54.4
Crook	15.0 km	48.8
Shildon	4.3 km	46.9
Darlington	10.3 km	38.3
Spennymoor	9.6 km	35.0
Brandon	15.0 km	32.1
Ferryhill	7.5 km	31.7
Newton Aycliffe	–	25.7
Egglescliffe	18.0 km	5.0
The typical town	–	5.7