Crap Towns / Conisbrough / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Conisbrough?

There were 20.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Conisbrough from April 2023 to March 2026, 3.6 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 11.1. In 2025/26 it was 17.9, down from 25.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	25.6	5.2
2024/25	18.2	5.4
2025/26	17.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	11.1	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	6.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	3.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Goldthorpe	7.6 km	107
Maltby	7.1 km	49.8
Warmsworth	2.7 km	37.9
Bolton upon Dearne	7.2 km	27.9
Mexborough	4.1 km	27.6
Thrybergh and Dalton	5.7 km	25.5
Conisbrough	–	20.6
Wath upon Dearne	7.5 km	15.3
Swinton	5.5 km	11.4
Sprotbrough	4.6 km	10.2
Wickersley and Bramley	7.1 km	8.5
The typical town	–	5.7