Crap Towns / Bingley / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bingley?

There were 7.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bingley from April 2023 to March 2026, 33% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 4.0. In 2025/26 it was 10.9, up from 7.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	7.7	5.2
2024/25	4.2	5.4
2025/26	10.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	4.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.6	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bradford	8.0 km	38.4
Keighley	5.7 km	33.3
Shipley	4.8 km	23.8
Thornton	7.0 km	23.6
Baildon	3.6 km	21.3
Bingley	–	7.6
Ilkley	8.2 km	6.9
Haworth	8.0 km	6.5
Guiseley	8.1 km	6.2
Menston	7.4 km	2.6
Burley in Wharfedale	8.1 km	1.9
The typical town	–	5.7