Crap Towns / Oswaldtwistle / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Oswaldtwistle?

There were 22.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Oswaldtwistle from April 2023 to March 2026, 4.0 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 12.4. In 2025/26 it was 26.5, up from 19.4 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/2419.45.2
2024/2522.25.4
2025/2626.56.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire12.41.9
Other outdoor fires8.31.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire2.01.7
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Church1.6 km36.6
Clayton-le-Moors4.0 km28.1
Oswaldtwistle–22.7
Rishton3.0 km22.1
Accrington2.7 km18.9
Padiham8.7 km14.0
Blackburn5.6 km13.5
Darwen6.6 km12.6
Haslingden7.4 km10.1
Rawtenstall9.3 km8.8
Great Harwood5.0 km8.2
The typical town–5.7