Crap Towns / Sandbach / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Sandbach?

There were 3.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Sandbach from April 2023 to March 2026, 42% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.8. In 2025/26 it was 1.8, down from 2.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.7	5.2
2024/25	5.3	5.4
2025/26	1.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.8	1.9
Other outdoor fires	1.2	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.3	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Winsford	11.8 km	32.3
Kidsgrove	10.4 km	16.4
Crewe	7.8 km	5.6
Middlewich	7.2 km	4.4
Sandbach	–	3.3
Alsager	7.0 km	2.1
Congleton	10.6 km	1.5
Nantwich	13.3 km	0.9
Haslington	5.2 km	0.6
Elworth	1.9 km	0.0
Holmes Chapel	6.3 km	0.0
The typical town	–	5.7