Crap Towns / Peterlee / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Peterlee?

There were 80.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Peterlee from April 2023 to March 2026, 14.1 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 43.8. In 2025/26 it was 90.8, up from 64.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	64.5	5.2
2024/25	86.5	5.4
2025/26	90.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	43.8	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	26.1	1.7
Other outdoor fires	10.7	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Peterlee	–	80.6
Murton	6.7 km	76.5
Hartlepool	12.0 km	73.2
Hetton-le-Hole	9.4 km	71.2
Horden	2.2 km	70.5
Wingate	3.6 km	67.5
Houghton-le-Spring	12.0 km	61.0
Easington	3.3 km	60.2
Seaham	8.6 km	57.2
Fence Houses	13.5 km	35.9
Durham	14.6 km	14.4
The typical town	–	5.7