Crap Towns / Orrell / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Orrell?

There were 4.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Orrell from April 2023 to March 2026, 21% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 2.5. In 2025/26 it was 7.3, up from 2.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.6	5.2
2024/25	3.6	5.4
2025/26	7.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.5	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.5	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Platt Bridge and Abram	8.0 km	54.2
Ince-in-Makerfield	7.0 km	34.0
Haydock	7.7 km	23.6
Wigan	4.5 km	21.4
Skelmersdale	5.0 km	15.2
Shevington	4.3 km	10.2
Rainford	5.8 km	9.2
Ashton-in-Makerfield	6.8 km	6.3
Orrell	–	4.5
Standish	7.1 km	4.1
Appley Bridge	5.3 km	3.8
The typical town	–	5.7