Crap Towns / Penistone / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Penistone?

There were 2.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Penistone from April 2023 to March 2026, 61% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 2.0. In 2025/26 it was 1.4, down from 2.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.7	5.2
2024/25	2.5	5.4
2025/26	1.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.0	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.2	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Barnsley	11.3 km	34.2
Worsbrough	10.6 km	33.1
Hoyland	12.4 km	16.2
Dodworth	7.1 km	16.2
Darton	10.3 km	11.3
Deepcar	6.2 km	9.6
Stocksbridge	5.3 km	8.7
Chapeltown and High Green	11.8 km	7.7
Barugh Green and Redbrook	8.5 km	4.9
Honley	12.1 km	3.8
Penistone	–	2.2
The typical town	–	5.7