Crap Towns / Marske-by-the-Sea / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Marske-by-the-Sea?

There were 31.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Marske-by-the-Sea from April 2023 to March 2026, 5.5 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 17.0. In 2025/26 it was 64.1, up from 12.4 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/2412.45.2
2024/2517.35.4
2025/2664.16.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire17.01.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire12.11.9
Other outdoor fires2.21.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Eston8.9 km161
Redcar3.8 km73.6
Hartlepool16.0 km73.2
Middlesbrough13.2 km72.4
Thornaby-on-Tees17.9 km52.0
Skelton4.6 km51.1
Billingham16.0 km47.9
Guisborough7.1 km35.8
Brotton6.0 km34.6
Saltburn-by-the-Sea3.1 km32.4
Marske-by-the-Sea–31.3
The typical town–5.7