Crap Towns / Stalybridge / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Stalybridge?

There were 11.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Stalybridge from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.0 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 6.7. In 2025/26 it was 10.3, down from 11.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	11.3	5.2
2024/25	12.6	5.4
2025/26	10.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	6.7	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.6	1.7
Other outdoor fires	2.1	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Dukinfield	3.2 km	19.2
Denton	6.4 km	15.5
Ashton-under-Lyne	3.5 km	14.4
Mossley	3.7 km	14.0
Hyde	4.2 km	12.4
Uppermill	6.9 km	11.9
Stalybridge	–	11.4
Lees	6.0 km	11.2
Audenshaw	6.0 km	11.2
Hattersley	4.2 km	10.5
Hadfield	4.9 km	10.2
The typical town	–	5.7