Crap Towns / Shildon / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Shildon?

There were 46.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Shildon from April 2023 to March 2026, 8.2 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 25.1. In 2025/26 it was 68.3, up from 33.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	33.5	5.2
2024/25	38.9	5.4
2025/26	68.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	25.1	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	14.2	1.7
Other outdoor fires	7.5	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Willington	9.3 km	62.9
Bishop Auckland	3.9 km	60.7
Crook	11.4 km	48.8
Shildon	–	46.9
Darlington	12.8 km	38.3
Spennymoor	9.1 km	35.0
Ushaw Moor and Bearpark	16.7 km	33.0
Brandon	13.7 km	32.1
Ferryhill	8.6 km	31.7
Newton Aycliffe	4.3 km	25.7
Durham	17.6 km	14.4
The typical town	–	5.7