Crap Towns / Meltham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Meltham?

There were 5.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Meltham from April 2023 to March 2026, 5% 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 13.3, up from 0.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	2.8	5.4
2025/26	13.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.6	1.9
Other outdoor fires	1.4	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.3	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Halifax	15.2 km	23.2
Mossley	15.0 km	14.0
Elland	10.3 km	12.5
Brighouse	12.9 km	12.3
Uppermill	12.1 km	11.9
Lees	15.5 km	11.2
Mirfield	13.7 km	11.2
Huddersfield	7.0 km	10.8
Meltham	–	5.4
Linthwaite and Slaithwaite	3.4 km	5.3
Honley	4.7 km	3.8
The typical town	–	5.7