Crap Towns / Hessle / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Hessle?

There were 9.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Hessle from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.7 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 7.1. In 2025/26 it was 9.0, down from 11.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	11.0	5.2
2024/25	8.4	5.4
2025/26	9.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	7.1	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.9	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.4	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Kingston upon Hull	8.7 km	29.3
Barton-upon-Humber	4.5 km	21.2
Hedon	16.6 km	20.0
Scunthorpe	20.8 km	17.9
Cottingham	7.0 km	12.2
Willerby and Anlaby	3.0 km	11.8
Immingham	20.0 km	10.1
Hessle	–	9.5
Brigg	19.2 km	5.9
Beverley	13.2 km	4.3
Brough	7.1 km	3.5
The typical town	–	5.7