Crap Towns / Ripon / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Ripon?

There were 2.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Ripon from April 2023 to March 2026, 61% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.0. In 2025/26 it was 3.0, up from 2.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.4	5.2
2024/25	1.2	5.4
2025/26	3.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.0	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.6	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.6	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Catterick Garrison	28.4 km	5.7
Otley	28.2 km	5.7
Northallerton	23.4 km	5.4
Thirsk	15.9 km	4.9
Harrogate	16.8 km	4.5
Wetherby	24.9 km	4.4
Knaresborough	15.4 km	2.9
Ripon	–	2.2
Boston Spa	29.4 km	2.0
Burley in Wharfedale	29.6 km	1.9
Easingwold	22.1 km	1.3
The typical town	–	5.7