Crap Towns / Werrington / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Werrington?

There were 6.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Werrington from April 2023 to March 2026, 19% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.0. In 2025/26 it was 10.1, up from 3.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.0	5.2
2024/25	7.1	5.4
2025/26	10.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	3.0	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.3	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.5	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stoke-on-Trent	5.6 km	28.4
Kidsgrove	12.1 km	16.4
Newcastle-under-Lyme	10.1 km	12.9
Leek	9.6 km	9.4
Werrington	–	6.8
Biddulph	10.9 km	4.7
Cheadle	8.2 km	3.4
Alsager	15.8 km	2.1
Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook	6.8 km	1.9
Stone	14.7 km	1.9
Congleton	17.6 km	1.5
The typical town	–	5.7