Crap Towns / Filey / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Filey?

There were 3.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Filey from April 2023 to March 2026, 39% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.5. In 2025/26 it was 4.5, up from 0.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	6.0	5.4
2025/26	4.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.0	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bridlington	14.7 km	16.3
Scarborough	8.9 km	10.7
Malton	33.8 km	9.0
Whitby	36.6 km	8.5
Driffield	24.6 km	5.1
Beverley	41.9 km	4.3
Pickering	31.8 km	4.1
Filey	–	3.5
Hornsea	34.3 km	3.1
Norton-on-Derwent	33.4 km	2.2
Pocklington	44.6 km	1.5
The typical town	–	5.7