Crap Towns / Chapeltown and High Green / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Chapeltown and High Green?

There were 7.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Chapeltown and High Green from April 2023 to March 2026, 35% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.8. In 2025/26 it was 11.5, up from 5.4 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/245.45.2
2024/256.25.4
2025/2611.56.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire2.81.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire2.61.9
Other outdoor fires2.31.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Wombwell8.2 km47.4
Rotherham9.4 km33.3
Worsbrough7.6 km33.1
Hoyland4.8 km16.2
Dodworth9.5 km16.2
Rawmarsh9.0 km15.9
Ecclesfield and Grenoside2.5 km14.2
Deepcar6.7 km9.6
Stocksbridge8.0 km8.7
Chapeltown and High Green–7.7
Brinsworth10.0 km3.4
The typical town–5.7