Crap Towns / Brigg / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Brigg?

There were 5.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Brigg from April 2023 to March 2026, about the same as the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 4.7. In 2025/26 it was 7.1, up from 5.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.3	5.2
2024/25	5.3	5.4
2025/26	7.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	4.7	1.9
Other outdoor fires	1.2	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Gainsborough	25.1 km	34.9
Grimsby	26.0 km	33.6
Kingston upon Hull	25.6 km	29.3
Barton-upon-Humber	14.9 km	21.2
Scunthorpe	11.0 km	17.9
Willerby and Anlaby	22.2 km	11.8
Immingham	20.4 km	10.1
Waltham	25.9 km	10.0
Hessle	19.2 km	9.5
Brigg	–	5.9
Brough	19.5 km	3.5
The typical town	–	5.7