Crap Towns / Swinton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Swinton?

There were 18.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Swinton from April 2023 to March 2026, 3.3 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 10.9. In 2025/26 it was 18.3, down from 22.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	22.7	5.2
2024/25	15.2	5.4
2025/26	18.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	10.9	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	6.2	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.7	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Little Hulton	5.1 km	47.0
Farnworth	5.7 km	30.9
Salford	4.6 km	23.0
Clifton	2.0 km	19.2
Kearsley	4.1 km	18.9
Swinton	–	18.7
Walkden	3.2 km	18.4
Eccles	2.9 km	13.6
Prestwich	5.3 km	9.6
Worsley	2.5 km	9.6
Old Trafford	5.4 km	6.5
The typical town	–	5.7