Crap Towns / Rawmarsh / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Rawmarsh?

There were 15.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Rawmarsh from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.8 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 9.8. In 2025/26 it was 16.2, up from 14.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	14.3	5.2
2024/25	17.2	5.4
2025/26	16.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	9.8	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.8	1.7
Other outdoor fires	2.3	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Wombwell	7.8 km	47.4
Rotherham	3.6 km	33.3
Bolton upon Dearne	6.6 km	27.9
Mexborough	5.5 km	27.6
Thrybergh and Dalton	3.5 km	25.5
Hoyland	7.9 km	16.2
Rawmarsh	–	15.9
Wath upon Dearne	4.4 km	15.3
Swinton	3.2 km	11.4
Wickersley and Bramley	6.0 km	8.5
Brinsworth	6.7 km	3.4
The typical town	–	5.7