Crap Towns / Rhoose / Deliberate fires
How many fires get started on purpose in Rhoose?
There were 21.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Rhoose 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barry | 6.1 km | 21.2 |
| Beddau | 18.0 km | 21.2 |
| Cardiff | 16.2 km | 21.2 |
| Church Village | 18.8 km | 21.2 |
| Dinas Powis | 10.3 km | 21.2 |
| Llanharan and Brynna | 17.2 km | 21.2 |
| Llantwit Major | 9.4 km | 21.2 |
| Penarth | 12.6 km | 21.2 |
| Pencoed | 17.7 km | 21.2 |
| Pontyclun | 14.7 km | 21.2 |
| Rhoose | – | 21.2 |
| The typical town | – | 5.7 |