Crap Towns / Haxby / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Haxby?

There were 1.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Haxby from April 2023 to March 2026, 77% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 0.7. In 2025/26 it was 1.0, up from 0.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	3.0	5.4
2025/26	1.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.7	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.7	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
York	6.4 km	11.0
Malton	22.8 km	9.0
Huntington	2.8 km	8.3
Tadcaster	19.9 km	5.8
Wetherby	22.5 km	4.4
Strensall	3.6 km	4.4
Norton-on-Derwent	22.7 km	2.2
Boston Spa	22.1 km	2.0
Pocklington	21.4 km	1.5
Easingwold	14.3 km	1.3
Haxby	–	1.3
The typical town	–	5.7