Crap Towns / Rothwell / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Rothwell?

There were 17.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Rothwell from April 2023 to March 2026, 3.0 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 10.1. In 2025/26 it was 19.7, up from 19.5 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/2419.55.2
2024/2512.25.4
2025/2619.76.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire10.11.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire4.41.7
Other outdoor fires2.71.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Allerton Bywater6.8 km23.9
Leeds7.3 km23.6
Rothwell–17.1
East Ardsley5.0 km16.4
Morley7.2 km14.0
Kippax8.0 km13.0
Normanton7.5 km11.0
Gildersome9.3 km10.6
Garforth8.4 km8.4
Wakefield7.7 km7.2
Ossett9.8 km6.3
The typical town–5.7