Crap Towns / Spennymoor / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Spennymoor?

There were 35.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Spennymoor from April 2023 to March 2026, 6.1 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 18.5. In 2025/26 it was 38.9, up from 25.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	25.8	5.2
2024/25	40.5	5.4
2025/26	38.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	18.5	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	12.3	1.9
Other outdoor fires	4.3	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Willington	6.4 km	62.9
Bishop Auckland	9.0 km	60.7
Crook	10.2 km	48.8
Shildon	9.1 km	46.9
Sacriston	12.8 km	45.3
Spennymoor	–	35.0
Ushaw Moor and Bearpark	8.7 km	33.0
Brandon	5.5 km	32.1
Ferryhill	3.6 km	31.7
Newton Aycliffe	9.6 km	25.7
Durham	8.7 km	14.4
The typical town	–	5.7