Crap Towns / Reddish / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Reddish?

There were 14.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Reddish from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.6 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 11.6. In 2025/26 it was 20.1, up from 11.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	11.6	5.2
2024/25	12.2	5.4
2025/26	20.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	11.6	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.1	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.9	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Dukinfield	5.9 km	19.2
Denton	2.8 km	15.5
Bredbury and Woodley	3.6 km	15.4
Manchester	5.1 km	15.1
Reddish	–	14.6
Stockport	3.6 km	13.2
Hyde	5.8 km	12.4
Cheadle	6.8 km	11.6
Droylsden	4.6 km	11.6
Audenshaw	3.9 km	11.2
Romiley	5.9 km	4.3
The typical town	–	5.7