Crap Towns / Harworth and Bircotes / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Harworth and Bircotes?

There were 26.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Harworth and Bircotes from April 2023 to March 2026, 4.7 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 13.9. In 2025/26 it was 30.4, down from 32.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	32.6	5.2
2024/25	16.9	5.4
2025/26	30.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	13.9	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	10.1	1.7
Other outdoor fires	2.6	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Maltby	8.7 km	49.8
Warmsworth	10.9 km	37.9
Carlton in Lindrick	8.2 km	34.9
New Rossington and Rossington	5.7 km	31.9
Dinnington	11.5 km	31.6
Doncaster	10.9 km	30.7
Harworth and Bircotes	–	26.6
Finningley	7.7 km	25.2
Worksop	12.9 km	24.4
Armthorpe	13.0 km	22.9
North Anston	12.7 km	18.2
The typical town	–	5.7