Crap Towns / Ushaw Moor and Bearpark / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Ushaw Moor and Bearpark?

There were 33.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Ushaw Moor and Bearpark from April 2023 to March 2026, 5.8 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 17.7. In 2025/26 it was 39.6, up from 18.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	18.3	5.2
2024/25	41.1	5.4
2025/26	39.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	17.7	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	12.1	1.7
Other outdoor fires	3.2	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stanley	10.1 km	72.3
Willington	8.6 km	62.9
Annfield Plain	11.1 km	62.1
Crook	10.5 km	48.8
Sacriston	4.4 km	45.3
Spennymoor	8.7 km	35.0
Chester-le-Street	9.2 km	34.5
Ushaw Moor and Bearpark	–	33.0
Brandon	3.2 km	32.1
Pelton and Ouston	11.0 km	30.0
Durham	4.1 km	14.4
The typical town	–	5.7