Crap Towns / Maltby / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Maltby?

There were 49.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Maltby from April 2023 to March 2026, 8.7 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 26.6. In 2025/26 it was 44.8, down from 46.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	46.1	5.2
2024/25	58.5	5.4
2025/26	44.8	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	26.6	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	19.1	1.9
Other outdoor fires	4.1	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Maltby	–	49.8
Warmsworth	6.3 km	37.9
Carlton in Lindrick	8.7 km	34.9
New Rossington and Rossington	9.0 km	31.9
Dinnington	6.0 km	31.6
Harworth and Bircotes	8.7 km	26.6
Thrybergh and Dalton	7.6 km	25.5
Conisbrough	7.1 km	20.6
Thurcroft	5.5 km	19.8
North Anston	7.5 km	18.2
Wickersley and Bramley	5.9 km	8.5
The typical town	–	5.7