Crap Towns / Havercroft and Ryhill / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Havercroft and Ryhill?

There were 14.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Havercroft and Ryhill from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.6 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 5.1. In 2025/26 it was 23.7, up from 9.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	9.4	5.2
2024/25	11.5	5.4
2025/26	23.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	5.1	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	5.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	4.8	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Grimethorpe	5.8 km	66.3
Royston	3.9 km	42.5
Barnsley	8.0 km	34.2
South Kirkby	6.9 km	33.6
Cudworth and Shafton	4.3 km	30.2
Hemsworth	4.2 km	23.4
Havercroft and Ryhill	–	14.9
Featherstone	7.2 km	14.4
Crofton	4.3 km	11.9
Darton	7.9 km	11.3
Ackworth Moor Top	5.2 km	6.4
The typical town	–	5.7