Crap Towns / Pontypool / Deliberate fires
How many fires get started on purpose in Pontypool?
There were 21.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Pontypool from April 2023 to March 2025, 3.7 times the typical town's 5.7. In 2024/25 it was 21.5, up from 20.8 in 2023/24.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 20.8 | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 21.5 | 5.4 |
| 2025/26 | – | 6.4 |
| Town | Distance | Fires per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Abercarn | 8.7 km | 21.2 |
| Abersychan | 5.4 km | 21.2 |
| Abertillery | 9.3 km | 21.2 |
| Blaenavon | 10.0 km | 21.2 |
| Caerleon | 9.5 km | 21.2 |
| Cwmbrân | 4.7 km | 21.2 |
| Newbridge | 8.3 km | 21.2 |
| Oakdale | 9.9 km | 21.2 |
| Pontypool | – | 21.2 |
| Risca | 10.6 km | 21.2 |
| Rogerstone | 11.0 km | 21.2 |
| The typical town | – | 5.7 |