Crap Towns / Urmston / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Urmston?

There were 9.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Urmston from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 5.3. In 2025/26 it was 15.1, up from 5.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.2	5.2
2024/25	7.0	5.4
2025/26	15.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	5.3	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.6	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.2	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Salford	7.1 km	23.0
Partington	4.8 km	21.2
Swinton	6.5 km	18.7
Irlam	3.4 km	17.9
Eccles	3.7 km	13.6
Stretford	3.9 km	11.1
Worsley	5.8 km	9.6
Urmston	–	9.1
Old Trafford	4.0 km	6.5
Sale	4.6 km	4.9
Altrincham	6.6 km	4.8
The typical town	–	5.7