Crap Towns / Whitehaven / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Whitehaven?

There were 8.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Whitehaven from April 2023 to March 2026, 44% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 3.7. In 2025/26 it was 9.2, down from 11.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	11.5	5.2
2024/25	4.0	5.4
2025/26	9.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.7	1.9
Other outdoor fires	2.7	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.9	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Workington	11.2 km	20.6
Maryport	20.0 km	13.2
Millom	41.7 km	9.4
Cleator Moor	4.3 km	8.3
Egremont	7.0 km	8.2
Whitehaven	–	8.2
Seaton	13.8 km	7.2
Ulverston	50.1 km	4.2
Wigton	41.5 km	2.5
Dalton-in-Furness	49.9 km	2.4
Cockermouth	19.5 km	2.3
The typical town	–	5.7