Crap Towns / Silsden / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Silsden?

There were 6.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Silsden from April 2023 to March 2026, 11% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.8. In 2025/26 it was 9.3, up from 3.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.6	5.2
2024/25	6.0	5.4
2025/26	9.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.8	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.5	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Keighley	5.2 km	33.3
Shipley	14.4 km	23.8
Baildon	12.9 km	21.3
Bingley	9.7 km	7.6
Ilkley	7.1 km	6.9
Haworth	8.7 km	6.5
Silsden	–	6.3
Steeton	2.0 km	6.3
Skipton	7.4 km	6.0
Menston	13.3 km	2.6
Burley in Wharfedale	12.2 km	1.9
The typical town	–	5.7