Crap Towns / Norton-on-Derwent / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Norton-on-Derwent?

There were 2.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Norton-on-Derwent from April 2023 to March 2026, 61% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.9. In 2025/26 it was 1.1, down from 2.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.3	5.2
2024/25	3.2	5.4
2025/26	1.1	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.9	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.4	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
York	27.5 km	11.0
Scarborough	28.8 km	10.7
Malton	1.4 km	9.0
Huntington	23.7 km	8.3
Driffield	26.6 km	5.1
Strensall	19.2 km	4.4
Pickering	13.0 km	4.1
Norton-on-Derwent	–	2.2
Pocklington	22.0 km	1.5
Easingwold	26.6 km	1.3
Haxby	22.7 km	1.3
The typical town	–	5.7