Crap Towns / Bolton upon Dearne / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Bolton upon Dearne?

There were 27.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Bolton upon Dearne from April 2023 to March 2026, 4.9 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 13.4. In 2025/26 it was 43.6, up from 14.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	14.4	5.2
2024/25	25.8	5.4
2025/26	43.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	13.4	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	10.7	1.7
Other outdoor fires	3.8	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Goldthorpe	1.4 km	107
Grimethorpe	7.4 km	66.3
Thurnscoe	3.0 km	54.1
Wombwell	5.7 km	47.4
Bolton upon Dearne	–	27.9
Mexborough	3.3 km	27.6
Darfield	4.5 km	27.6
Conisbrough	7.2 km	20.6
Rawmarsh	6.6 km	15.9
Wath upon Dearne	2.4 km	15.3
Swinton	4.0 km	11.4
The typical town	–	5.7