Crap Towns / Goldthorpe / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Goldthorpe?

There were 107 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Goldthorpe from April 2023 to March 2026, 18.8 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 68.1. In 2025/26 it was 108, down from 124 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	124	5.2
2024/25	87.8	5.4
2025/26	108	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	68.1	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	21.8	1.7
Other outdoor fires	16.7	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Goldthorpe	–	107
Grimethorpe	6.8 km	66.3
Thurnscoe	1.7 km	54.1
Wombwell	6.3 km	47.4
South Kirkby	7.1 km	33.6
Bolton upon Dearne	1.4 km	27.9
Mexborough	4.0 km	27.6
Darfield	4.6 km	27.6
Conisbrough	7.6 km	20.6
Wath upon Dearne	3.7 km	15.3
Swinton	5.2 km	11.4
The typical town	–	5.7