Crap Towns / Market Weighton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Market Weighton?

There were 5.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Market Weighton from April 2023 to March 2026, 7% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 2.6. In 2025/26 it was 8.7, up from 2.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.0	5.2
2024/25	5.3	5.4
2025/26	8.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.6	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.4	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.3	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Kingston upon Hull	24.6 km	29.3
Barton-upon-Humber	25.0 km	21.2
Cottingham	18.8 km	12.2
Willerby and Anlaby	19.2 km	11.8
Hessle	21.3 km	9.5
Goole	22.5 km	8.1
Market Weighton	–	5.3
Driffield	21.9 km	5.1
Beverley	15.9 km	4.3
Brough	17.2 km	3.5
Pocklington	10.4 km	1.5
The typical town	–	5.7