Crap Towns / Dodworth / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Dodworth?

There were 16.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Dodworth from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.8 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 11.2. In 2025/26 it was 18.4, up from 5.0 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/245.05.2
2024/2525.15.4
2025/2618.46.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire11.21.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire2.81.7
Other outdoor fires2.21.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Wombwell8.4 km47.4
Royston7.7 km42.5
Barnsley4.2 km34.2
Worsbrough4.1 km33.1
Cudworth and Shafton8.6 km30.2
Hoyland7.3 km16.2
Dodworth–16.2
Darton4.9 km11.3
Deepcar8.4 km9.6
Barugh Green and Redbrook2.3 km4.9
Penistone7.1 km2.2
The typical town–5.7