Crap Towns / Cottingham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Cottingham?

There were 12.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Cottingham from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.1 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 6.6. In 2025/26 it was 23.5, up from 8.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	8.9	5.2
2024/25	4.1	5.4
2025/26	23.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	6.6	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.6	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.9	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Kingston upon Hull	5.8 km	29.3
Barton-upon-Humber	11.2 km	21.2
Hedon	15.3 km	20.0
Cottingham	–	12.2
Willerby and Anlaby	4.1 km	11.8
Immingham	23.1 km	10.1
Hessle	7.0 km	9.5
Market Weighton	18.8 km	5.3
Beverley	6.6 km	4.3
Brough	11.3 km	3.5
Hornsea	21.3 km	3.1
The typical town	–	5.7