Crap Towns / Hedon / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Hedon?

There were 20.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Hedon from April 2023 to March 2026, 3.5 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 14.9. In 2025/26 it was 28.1, up from 17.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	17.8	5.2
2024/25	14.1	5.4
2025/26	28.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	14.9	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.6	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Grimsby	20.8 km	33.6
Kingston upon Hull	9.5 km	29.3
Withernsea	14.7 km	23.1
Barton-upon-Humber	17.1 km	21.2
Hedon	–	20.0
Cottingham	15.3 km	12.2
Willerby and Anlaby	16.5 km	11.8
Immingham	13.4 km	10.1
Hessle	16.6 km	9.5
Beverley	19.1 km	4.3
Hornsea	19.0 km	3.1
The typical town	–	5.7