Crap Towns / Sherburn in Elmet / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Sherburn in Elmet?

There were 12.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Sherburn in Elmet from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.1 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 8.2. In 2025/26 it was 22.2, up from 3.5 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/243.55.2
2024/2510.55.4
2025/2622.26.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire8.21.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire1.91.9
Other outdoor fires1.91.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Knottingley10.0 km39.6
Allerton Bywater11.8 km23.9
Castleford10.8 km22.2
Pontefract12.4 km17.3
Featherstone15.3 km14.4
Kippax10.4 km13.0
Sherburn in Elmet–12.1
Selby9.9 km11.0
Garforth10.8 km8.4
Tadcaster10.9 km5.8
Boston Spa15.0 km2.0
The typical town–5.7