Crap Towns / Shevington / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Shevington?

There were 10.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Shevington from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.8 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 6.9. In 2025/26 it was 14.1, down from 16.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	16.4	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	14.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	6.9	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.6	1.9
Other outdoor fires	1.6	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Platt Bridge and Abram	8.6 km	54.2
Ince-in-Makerfield	6.7 km	34.0
Wigan	3.9 km	21.4
Skelmersdale	6.4 km	15.2
Shevington	–	10.2
Blackrod	7.5 km	5.8
Orrell	4.3 km	4.5
Standish	3.1 km	4.1
Appley Bridge	1.9 km	3.8
Adlington	7.8 km	3.5
Coppull	5.7 km	2.4
The typical town	–	5.7