Crap Towns / Pocklington / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Pocklington?

There were 1.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Pocklington from April 2023 to March 2026, 74% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.2. In 2025/26 it was 4.0, up from 0.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.5	5.2
2024/25	0.2	5.4
2025/26	4.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.2	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.3	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.1	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
York	20.5 km	11.0
Selby	25.1 km	11.0
Malton	23.2 km	9.0
Huntington	19.6 km	8.3
Market Weighton	10.4 km	5.3
Driffield	24.2 km	5.1
Strensall	20.5 km	4.4
Beverley	25.1 km	4.3
Norton-on-Derwent	22.0 km	2.2
Pocklington	–	1.5
Haxby	21.4 km	1.3
The typical town	–	5.7