Crap Towns / Crigglestone and Durkar / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Crigglestone and Durkar?

There were 10.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Crigglestone and Durkar from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.8 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 4.2. In 2025/26 it was 8.9, down from 10.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	10.3	5.2
2024/25	11.2	5.4
2025/26	8.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	4.2	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.0	1.9
Other outdoor fires	3.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Royston	7.2 km	42.5
Dewsbury	8.1 km	18.2
East Ardsley	9.2 km	16.4
Havercroft and Ryhill	8.2 km	14.9
Crofton	6.9 km	11.9
Darton	6.2 km	11.3
Crigglestone and Durkar	–	10.1
Wakefield	4.9 km	7.2
Ossett	4.9 km	6.3
Horbury	2.2 km	5.2
Barugh Green and Redbrook	8.7 km	4.9
The typical town	–	5.7