Crap Towns / Penwortham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Penwortham?

There were 4.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Penwortham 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 3.1. In 2025/26 it was 5.9, up from 2.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.4	5.2
2024/25	5.1	5.4
2025/26	5.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.1	1.9
Other outdoor fires	1.1	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.3	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Preston	3.7 km	18.6
Chorley	11.9 km	9.4
Bamber Bridge	4.1 km	8.2
Fulwood	5.0 km	5.4
Leyland	5.7 km	5.3
Penwortham	–	4.5
Cottam	5.4 km	3.5
Euxton	8.8 km	3.2
Kirkham	10.1 km	3.2
Longton	4.9 km	2.1
Tarleton and Hesketh Bank	9.5 km	1.4
The typical town	–	5.7