Crap Towns / Guiseley / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Guiseley?

There were 6.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Guiseley from April 2023 to March 2026, 9% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 3.4. In 2025/26 it was 6.1, down from 6.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.9	5.2
2024/25	5.6	5.4
2025/26	6.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.4	1.7
Other outdoor fires	2.3	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.5	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Shipley	6.1 km	23.8
Baildon	5.2 km	21.3
Pudsey	8.4 km	13.3
Yeadon	3.0 km	10.8
Bingley	8.1 km	7.6
Ilkley	9.8 km	6.9
Guiseley	–	6.2
Otley	3.7 km	5.7
Menston	2.4 km	2.6
Rawdon	3.9 km	2.5
Burley in Wharfedale	4.6 km	1.9
The typical town	–	5.7