Crap Towns / Allerton Bywater / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Allerton Bywater?

There were 23.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Allerton Bywater from April 2023 to March 2026, 4.2 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 15.0. In 2025/26 it was 44.3, up from 11.2 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/2411.25.2
2024/2516.05.4
2025/2644.36.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire15.01.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire5.21.9
Other outdoor fires3.71.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Knottingley10.8 km39.6
Allerton Bywater–23.9
Castleford5.1 km22.2
Pontefract8.8 km17.3
Rothwell6.8 km17.1
Featherstone8.6 km14.4
Kippax1.7 km13.0
Crofton11.0 km11.9
Normanton6.0 km11.0
Garforth4.0 km8.4
Wakefield11.1 km7.2
The typical town–5.7