Crap Towns / Seaton Delaval / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Seaton Delaval?

There were 17.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Seaton Delaval from April 2023 to March 2026, 3.0 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 12.9. In 2025/26 it was 32.5, up from 5.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.0	5.2
2024/25	13.7	5.4
2025/26	32.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	12.9	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.9	1.9
Other outdoor fires	1.3	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bedlington	8.7 km	33.5
Tynemouth	7.0 km	33.4
Blyth	5.8 km	28.8
Wallsend	7.5 km	26.8
Cramlington	5.1 km	22.7
Killingworth	4.8 km	20.7
Seaton Delaval	–	17.1
Longbenton	6.2 km	16.7
Shiremoor	3.8 km	14.9
Wideopen	7.4 km	12.0
Whitley Bay	4.2 km	9.4
The typical town	–	5.7