Crap Towns / Gomersal and Birkenshaw / Deliberate fires
How many fires get started on purpose in Gomersal and Birkenshaw?
There were 16.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Gomersal and Birkenshaw from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.9 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 13.9, down from 18.7 in 2023/24.
The fire service trains here. The bin burners haven't taken the hint.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 18.7 | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 17.9 | 5.4 |
| 2025/26 | 13.9 | 6.4 |
| Fire | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Bins and rubbish set on fire | 11.2 | 1.9 |
| Other outdoor fires | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| Grass, woods and crops set on fire | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| Town | Distance | Fires per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 6.3 km | 38.4 |
| Liversedge | 5.2 km | 24.7 |
| Heckmondwike | 4.9 km | 21.0 |
| Batley | 5.3 km | 19.3 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | – | 16.8 |
| Cleckheaton | 3.5 km | 15.6 |
| Morley | 6.4 km | 14.0 |
| Pudsey | 5.6 km | 13.3 |
| Brighouse | 8.2 km | 12.3 |
| Gildersome | 4.1 km | 10.6 |
| Drighlington | 2.3 km | 6.9 |
| The typical town | – | 5.7 |