Crap Towns / Dinnington / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Dinnington?

There were 31.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Dinnington from April 2023 to March 2026, 5.5 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 23.0. In 2025/26 it was 21.5, down from 49.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	49.5	5.2
2024/25	23.6	5.4
2025/26	21.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	23.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	6.2	1.7
Other outdoor fires	2.4	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Maltby	6.0 km	49.8
Carlton in Lindrick	6.2 km	34.9
Dinnington	–	31.6
Thrybergh and Dalton	10.4 km	25.5
Worksop	9.0 km	24.4
Swallownest and Aston	7.1 km	24.2
Kiveton Park	4.5 km	22.8
Thurcroft	4.1 km	19.8
North Anston	1.5 km	18.2
Wickersley and Bramley	7.5 km	8.5
Killamarsh	8.8 km	5.0
The typical town	–	5.7