Crap Towns / Huddersfield / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Huddersfield?

There were 10.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Huddersfield from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.9 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 5.8. In 2025/26 it was 15.9, up from 6.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.7	5.2
2024/25	9.8	5.4
2025/26	15.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	5.8	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.9	1.7
Other outdoor fires	2.2	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Liversedge	8.9 km	24.7
Heckmondwike	10.7 km	21.0
Cleckheaton	9.9 km	15.6
Elland	5.2 km	12.5
Brighouse	6.3 km	12.3
Mirfield	7.1 km	11.2
Huddersfield	–	10.8
Shelf and Northowram	10.8 km	6.6
Meltham	7.0 km	5.4
Linthwaite and Slaithwaite	5.5 km	5.3
Honley	6.9 km	3.8
The typical town	–	5.7