Crap Towns / Wigan / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Wigan?

There were 21.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Wigan from April 2023 to March 2026, 3.8 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 15.7. In 2025/26 it was 19.1, down from 22.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	22.6	5.2
2024/25	22.5	5.4
2025/26	19.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	15.7	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	2.3	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Platt Bridge and Abram	4.7 km	54.2
Ince-in-Makerfield	2.9 km	34.0
Wigan	–	21.4
Shevington	3.9 km	10.2
Hindley	5.3 km	10.0
Ashton-in-Makerfield	6.0 km	6.3
Blackrod	6.5 km	5.8
Orrell	4.5 km	4.5
Standish	4.4 km	4.1
Appley Bridge	5.8 km	3.8
Coppull	8.1 km	2.4
The typical town	–	5.7