Crap Towns / Shiney Row and Penshaw / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Shiney Row and Penshaw?

There were 42.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Shiney Row and Penshaw from April 2023 to March 2026, 7.4 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 27.0. In 2025/26 it was 53.8, up from 25.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	25.9	5.2
2024/25	46.5	5.4
2025/26	53.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	27.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	12.7	1.7
Other outdoor fires	2.4	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Murton	8.7 km	76.5
Hetton-le-Hole	5.7 km	71.2
Houghton-le-Spring	3.1 km	61.0
Seaham	9.2 km	57.2
Sunderland	6.4 km	47.0
Shiney Row and Penshaw	–	42.1
Washington	4.7 km	39.8
Fence Houses	2.7 km	35.9
Chester-le-Street	6.0 km	34.5
Pelton and Ouston	7.7 km	30.0
Birtley	7.0 km	28.6
The typical town	–	5.7