Crap Towns / Hebden Bridge / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Hebden Bridge?

There were 2.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Hebden Bridge from April 2023 to March 2026, 56% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.8. In 2025/26 it was 1.2, down from 4.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	4.3	5.2
2024/25	1.9	5.4
2025/26	1.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.8	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.6	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bacup	13.4 km	24.9
Thornton	12.3 km	23.6
Halifax	8.7 km	23.2
Whitworth	14.7 km	18.7
Littleborough	12.6 km	14.1
Elland	13.5 km	12.5
Queensbury	10.9 km	10.2
Todmorden	6.9 km	8.3
Shelf and Northowram	12.3 km	6.6
Haworth	10.9 km	6.5
Hebden Bridge	–	2.5
The typical town	–	5.7