Crap Towns / Haworth / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Haworth?

There were 6.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Haworth from April 2023 to March 2026, 14% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 3.3. In 2025/26 it was 7.0, down from 8.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	8.2	5.2
2024/25	4.3	5.4
2025/26	7.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.3	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.7	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Keighley	4.4 km	33.3
Shipley	11.8 km	23.8
Thornton	8.2 km	23.6
Halifax	12.4 km	23.2
Baildon	11.3 km	21.3
Queensbury	9.8 km	10.2
Bingley	8.0 km	7.6
Haworth	–	6.5
Silsden	8.7 km	6.3
Steeton	7.1 km	6.3
Hebden Bridge	10.9 km	2.5
The typical town	–	5.7