Crap Towns / Northallerton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Northallerton?

There were 5.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Northallerton from April 2023 to March 2026, 5% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.0. In 2025/26 it was 6.0, the same as in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.0	5.2
2024/25	4.3	5.4
2025/26	6.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.0	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.5	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stockton-on-Tees	26.4 km	54.4
Thornaby-on-Tees	25.0 km	52.0
Darlington	22.0 km	38.3
Ingleby Barwick	20.7 km	10.0
Yarm	18.3 km	6.8
Catterick Garrison	18.6 km	5.7
Northallerton	–	5.4
Egglescliffe	20.6 km	5.0
Thirsk	13.8 km	4.9
Richmond	21.1 km	4.1
Ripon	23.4 km	2.2
The typical town	–	5.7