Crap Towns / Normanton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Normanton?

There were 11.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Normanton from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.9 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 5.9. In 2025/26 it was 12.3, up from 5.9 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/245.95.2
2024/2514.85.4
2025/2612.36.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire5.91.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire3.41.9
Other outdoor fires1.71.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Allerton Bywater6.0 km23.9
Castleford5.3 km22.2
Pontefract6.9 km17.3
Rothwell7.5 km17.1
Havercroft and Ryhill9.0 km14.9
Featherstone4.3 km14.4
Kippax7.6 km13.0
Crofton5.1 km11.9
Normanton–11.0
Wakefield6.6 km7.2
Ackworth Moor Top8.5 km6.4
The typical town–5.7