Crap Towns / Rainford / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Rainford?

There were 9.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Rainford from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.2. In 2025/26 it was 6.8, down from 16.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	16.5	5.2
2024/25	4.2	5.4
2025/26	6.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	3.2	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.2	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.8	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
St Helens	7.1 km	34.2
Kirkby	6.7 km	25.0
Haydock	8.6 km	23.6
Prescot	9.6 km	16.3
Skelmersdale	5.3 km	15.2
Shevington	9.7 km	10.2
Rainford	–	9.2
Ashton-in-Makerfield	9.9 km	6.3
Orrell	5.8 km	4.5
Appley Bridge	9.8 km	3.8
Ormskirk	9.1 km	2.4
The typical town	–	5.7