Crap Towns / Humberston and New Waltham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Humberston and New Waltham?

There were 10.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Humberston and New Waltham 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 6.1. In 2025/26 it was 18.8, up from 6.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.7	5.2
2024/25	6.7	5.4
2025/26	18.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	6.1	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.8	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.9	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Grimsby	5.7 km	33.6
Withernsea	22.7 km	23.1
Barton-upon-Humber	32.0 km	21.2
Hedon	25.9 km	20.0
Cleethorpes	2.2 km	12.5
Humberston and New Waltham	–	10.8
Immingham	15.1 km	10.1
Waltham	5.1 km	10.0
Mablethorpe	28.3 km	8.2
Brigg	30.4 km	5.9
Louth	18.2 km	1.6
The typical town	–	5.7