Crap Towns / Cleethorpes / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Cleethorpes?

There were 12.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Cleethorpes from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.2 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 8.7. In 2025/26 it was 15.9, up from 7.1 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/247.15.2
2024/2514.55.4
2025/2615.96.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire8.71.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire2.81.7
Other outdoor fires1.01.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Grimsby4.3 km33.6
Withernsea20.5 km23.1
Barton-upon-Humber30.6 km21.2
Hedon23.8 km20.0
Cleethorpes–12.5
Humberston and New Waltham2.2 km10.8
Immingham13.5 km10.1
Waltham6.1 km10.0
Mablethorpe30.1 km8.2
Brigg30.0 km5.9
Louth20.4 km1.6
The typical town–5.7