Crap Towns / Throckley / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Throckley?

There were 58.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Throckley from April 2023 to March 2026, 10.3 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 36.3. In 2025/26 it was 60.9, up from 57.4 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/2457.45.2
2024/2557.15.4
2025/2660.96.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire36.31.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire18.41.7
Other outdoor fires3.81.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Throckley–58.5
Blaydon5.3 km51.7
Rowlands Gill8.4 km38.8
Newcastle upon Tyne7.5 km34.9
Ryton2.7 km31.8
Prudhoe7.0 km23.0
Whickham7.5 km22.4
Longbenton12.3 km16.7
Wideopen10.0 km12.0
Crawcrook and Greenside4.4 km11.3
Ponteland5.1 km5.5
The typical town–5.7