Crap Towns / Ulverston / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Ulverston?

There were 4.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Ulverston from April 2023 to March 2026, 26% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.7. In 2025/26 it was 5.7, up from 4.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	4.2	5.2
2024/25	2.7	5.4
2025/26	5.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.7	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.7	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.9	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Lancaster	24.5 km	18.2
Barrow-in-Furness	12.2 km	14.5
Millom	12.0 km	9.4
Fleetwood	31.2 km	9.3
Morecambe	20.9 km	7.7
Kendal	27.2 km	5.7
Heysham	20.2 km	4.9
Bolton-le-Sands	21.5 km	4.3
Ulverston	–	4.2
Carnforth	22.1 km	3.0
Dalton-in-Furness	7.1 km	2.4
The typical town	–	5.7