Crap Towns / Rotherham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Rotherham?

There were 33.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Rotherham from April 2023 to March 2026, 5.8 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 20.8. In 2025/26 it was 36.2, up from 32.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	32.6	5.2
2024/25	31.2	5.4
2025/26	36.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	20.8	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	7.8	1.7
Other outdoor fires	4.7	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Rotherham	–	33.3
Thrybergh and Dalton	4.2 km	25.5
Swallownest and Aston	7.7 km	24.2
Thurcroft	7.3 km	19.8
Rawmarsh	3.6 km	15.9
Wath upon Dearne	8.0 km	15.3
Ecclesfield and Grenoside	7.7 km	14.2
Swinton	6.5 km	11.4
Waverley and Catcliffe	5.0 km	9.8
Wickersley and Bramley	4.8 km	8.5
Brinsworth	3.3 km	3.4
The typical town	–	5.7