Crap Towns / Gainsborough / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Gainsborough?

There were 34.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Gainsborough from April 2023 to March 2026, 6.1 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 25.4. In 2025/26 it was 37.0, up from 35.2 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/2435.25.2
2024/2532.45.4
2025/2637.06.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire25.41.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire6.11.7
Other outdoor fires3.41.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Dunscroft and Hatfield25.6 km44.3
Carlton in Lindrick24.4 km34.9
Gainsborough–34.9
New Rossington and Rossington22.6 km31.9
Harworth and Bircotes20.0 km26.6
Finningley18.8 km25.2
Armthorpe24.5 km22.9
Scunthorpe21.7 km17.9
Retford14.8 km9.8
Lincoln24.4 km7.3
Brigg25.1 km5.9
The typical town–5.7