Crap Towns / Workington / Deliberate fires
How many fires get started on purpose in Workington?
There were 20.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Workington from April 2023 to March 2026, 3.6 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 9.6. In 2025/26 it was 21.9, down from 26.0 in 2023/24.
There's rain on 160 days a year and they still manage to set the grass on fire.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 26.0 | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 14.0 | 5.4 |
| 2025/26 | 21.9 | 6.4 |
| Fire | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Grass, woods and crops set on fire | 9.6 | 1.7 |
| Other outdoor fires | 6.3 | 1.5 |
| Bins and rubbish set on fire | 4.7 | 1.9 |
| Town | Distance | Fires per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Workington | – | 20.6 |
| Maryport | 9.0 km | 13.2 |
| Carlisle | 48.2 km | 8.4 |
| Cleator Moor | 13.5 km | 8.3 |
| Egremont | 17.6 km | 8.2 |
| Whitehaven | 11.2 km | 8.2 |
| Seaton | 2.9 km | 7.2 |
| Wigton | 32.6 km | 2.5 |
| Cockermouth | 12.7 km | 2.3 |
| The typical town | – | 5.7 |