Crap Towns / Sheffield / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Sheffield?

There were 20.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Sheffield from April 2023 to March 2026, 3.5 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 12.5. In 2025/26 it was 24.7, up from 17.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	17.4	5.2
2024/25	18.1	5.4
2025/26	24.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	12.5	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	4.7	1.7
Other outdoor fires	2.8	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Rotherham	9.6 km	33.3
Swallownest and Aston	9.6 km	24.2
Sheffield	–	20.1
Rawmarsh	12.5 km	15.9
Ecclesfield and Grenoside	7.7 km	14.2
Eckington	9.6 km	10.3
Waverley and Catcliffe	6.1 km	9.8
Chapeltown and High Green	10.2 km	7.7
Killamarsh	11.3 km	5.0
Brinsworth	6.9 km	3.4
Dronfield	7.9 km	1.6
The typical town	–	5.7