Crap Towns / Hemsworth / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Hemsworth?

There were 23.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Hemsworth from April 2023 to March 2026, 4.1 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 10.8. In 2025/26 it was 27.4, up from 20.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	20.9	5.2
2024/25	22.0	5.4
2025/26	27.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	10.8	1.9
Other outdoor fires	7.9	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	4.8	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Grimethorpe	4.6 km	66.3
Royston	6.9 km	42.5
South Kirkby	2.9 km	33.6
South Elmsall	4.9 km	31.2
Cudworth and Shafton	5.1 km	30.2
Upton	4.6 km	24.6
Hemsworth	–	23.4
Havercroft and Ryhill	4.2 km	14.9
Featherstone	7.5 km	14.4
Crofton	7.6 km	11.9
Ackworth Moor Top	3.3 km	6.4
The typical town	–	5.7