Crap Towns / Tarleton and Hesketh Bank / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Tarleton and Hesketh Bank?

There were 1.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Tarleton and Hesketh Bank from April 2023 to March 2026, 75% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.0. In 2025/26 it was 1.1, up from 0.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.9	5.2
2024/25	2.1	5.4
2025/26	1.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.0	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.4	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bamber Bridge	12.4 km	8.2
Leyland	9.8 km	5.3
Southport	11.5 km	5.0
Penwortham	9.5 km	4.5
Cottam	11.1 km	3.5
Euxton	12.4 km	3.2
Kirkham	9.4 km	3.2
Lytham St Anne's	11.8 km	3.1
Burscough	10.4 km	2.6
Longton	4.6 km	2.1
Tarleton and Hesketh Bank	–	1.4
The typical town	–	5.7