Crap Towns / Liversedge / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Liversedge?

There were 24.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Liversedge from April 2023 to March 2026, 4.3 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 13.3. In 2025/26 it was 26.0, up from 23.5 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/2423.55.2
2024/2524.45.4
2025/2626.06.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire13.31.9
Other outdoor fires6.11.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire5.31.7
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Liversedge–24.7
Heckmondwike2.0 km21.0
Batley4.3 km19.3
Dewsbury5.2 km18.2
Gomersal and Birkenshaw5.2 km16.8
Cleckheaton2.2 km15.6
Morley8.0 km14.0
Brighouse5.6 km12.3
Mirfield3.1 km11.2
Gildersome7.1 km10.6
Drighlington6.0 km6.9
The typical town–5.7