Crap Towns / Stockport / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Stockport?

There were 13.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Stockport from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.3 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 9.4. In 2025/26 it was 13.4, down from 15.2 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/2415.25.2
2024/2510.95.4
2025/2613.46.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire9.41.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire2.31.7
Other outdoor fires1.41.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Denton5.4 km15.5
Bredbury and Woodley3.7 km15.4
Reddish3.6 km14.6
Stockport–13.2
Cheadle4.0 km11.6
Marple6.2 km10.3
Romiley5.3 km4.3
Hazel Grove4.8 km3.9
Cheadle Hulme4.9 km3.4
Bramhall5.0 km2.1
Gatley5.5 km1.9
The typical town–5.7