Crap Towns / Scarborough / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Scarborough?

There were 10.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Scarborough from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.9 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 3.9. In 2025/26 it was 9.2, down from 9.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	9.8	5.2
2024/25	13.3	5.4
2025/26	9.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.9	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	3.6	1.9
Other outdoor fires	3.3	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bridlington	22.9 km	16.3
Scarborough	–	10.7
Malton	28.9 km	9.0
Whitby	28.4 km	8.5
Driffield	28.0 km	5.1
Beverley	46.2 km	4.3
Pickering	24.4 km	4.1
Filey	8.9 km	3.5
Hornsea	41.4 km	3.1
Norton-on-Derwent	28.8 km	2.2
Pocklington	44.0 km	1.5
The typical town	–	5.7