Crap Towns / Pontypridd / Deliberate fires
How many fires get started on purpose in Pontypridd?
There were 21.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Pontypridd 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abercynon | 4.8 km | 21.2 |
| Abertridwr and Senghenydd | 4.4 km | 21.2 |
| Beddau | 5.6 km | 21.2 |
| Caerphilly | 8.0 km | 21.2 |
| Church Village | 4.7 km | 21.2 |
| Pontypridd | – | 21.2 |
| Porth | 5.1 km | 21.2 |
| Tonypandy | 8.6 km | 21.2 |
| Tonyrefail | 7.3 km | 21.2 |
| Treharris | 6.6 km | 21.2 |
| Ystrad Mynach | 8.1 km | 21.2 |
| The typical town | – | 5.7 |