Crap Towns / Rowlands Gill / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Rowlands Gill?

There were 38.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Rowlands Gill from April 2023 to March 2026, 6.8 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 23.7. In 2025/26 it was 65.3, up from 26.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	26.6	5.2
2024/25	24.4	5.4
2025/26	65.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	23.7	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	12.8	1.9
Other outdoor fires	2.3	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stanley	7.4 km	72.3
Annfield Plain	6.7 km	62.1
Throckley	8.4 km	58.5
Blaydon	5.5 km	51.7
Rowlands Gill	–	38.8
Ryton	5.7 km	31.8
Pelton and Ouston	10.7 km	30.0
Prudhoe	7.4 km	23.0
Whickham	5.5 km	22.4
Consett	9.6 km	16.9
Crawcrook and Greenside	4.7 km	11.3
The typical town	–	5.7