Crap Towns / Walkden / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Walkden?

There were 18.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Walkden from April 2023 to March 2026, 3.2 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 12.8. In 2025/26 it was 26.8, up from 17.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	17.5	5.2
2024/25	10.9	5.4
2025/26	26.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	12.8	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	4.4	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.2	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Little Hulton	1.9 km	47.0
Farnworth	3.2 km	30.9
Little Lever	5.1 km	21.7
Clifton	4.7 km	19.2
Kearsley	2.7 km	18.9
Swinton	3.2 km	18.7
Walkden	–	18.4
Atherton	6.2 km	15.5
Eccles	4.5 km	13.6
Tyldesley	4.6 km	11.2
Worsley	2.0 km	9.6
The typical town	–	5.7