Crap Towns / Cudworth and Shafton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Cudworth and Shafton?

There were 30.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Cudworth and Shafton from April 2023 to March 2026, 5.3 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 14.3. In 2025/26 it was 57.4, up from 13.9 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/2413.95.2
2024/2519.15.4
2025/2657.46.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire14.31.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire11.51.9
Other outdoor fires4.41.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Grimethorpe2.5 km66.3
Wombwell7.0 km47.4
Royston3.0 km42.5
Barnsley4.5 km34.2
South Kirkby6.2 km33.6
Worsbrough6.9 km33.1
Cudworth and Shafton–30.2
Darfield5.9 km27.6
Hemsworth5.1 km23.4
Havercroft and Ryhill4.3 km14.9
Darton6.7 km11.3
The typical town–5.7