Crap Towns / Westhoughton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Westhoughton?

There were 11.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Westhoughton from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.0 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 7.6. In 2025/26 it was 8.2, down from 12.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	12.8	5.2
2024/25	12.5	5.4
2025/26	8.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	7.6	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.7	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.9	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Platt Bridge and Abram	5.9 km	54.2
Little Hulton	7.0 km	47.0
Leigh	5.0 km	41.5
Ince-in-Makerfield	6.0 km	34.0
Bolton	7.5 km	21.5
Atherton	3.0 km	15.5
Tyldesley	5.6 km	11.2
Westhoughton	–	11.2
Hindley	3.7 km	10.0
Horwich	5.7 km	10.0
Blackrod	6.5 km	5.8
The typical town	–	5.7