Crap Towns / Guisborough / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Guisborough?

There were 35.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Guisborough from April 2023 to March 2026, 6.3 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 17.3. In 2025/26 it was 57.9, up from 22.9 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/2422.95.2
2024/2526.55.4
2025/2657.96.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire17.31.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire16.21.7
Other outdoor fires2.31.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Eston7.3 km161
Redcar8.4 km73.6
Middlesbrough10.4 km72.4
Thornaby-on-Tees15.3 km52.0
Skelton6.1 km51.1
Billingham15.7 km47.9
Guisborough–35.8
Brotton8.6 km34.6
Saltburn-by-the-Sea7.2 km32.4
Marske-by-the-Sea7.1 km31.3
Ingleby Barwick16.8 km10.0
The typical town–5.7