Crap Towns / Sacriston / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Sacriston?

There were 45.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Sacriston from April 2023 to March 2026, 7.9 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 23.9. In 2025/26 it was 50.1, up from 39.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	39.5	5.2
2024/25	46.3	5.4
2025/26	50.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	23.9	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	17.4	1.7
Other outdoor fires	4.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stanley	6.6 km	72.3
Annfield Plain	8.6 km	62.1
Houghton-le-Spring	9.9 km	61.0
Sacriston	–	45.3
Fence Houses	8.5 km	35.9
Chester-le-Street	5.1 km	34.5
Ushaw Moor and Bearpark	4.4 km	33.0
Brandon	7.4 km	32.1
Pelton and Ouston	6.6 km	30.0
Birtley	9.4 km	28.6
Durham	5.3 km	14.4
The typical town	–	5.7