Crap Towns / South Kirkby / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in South Kirkby?

There were 33.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in South Kirkby from April 2023 to March 2026, 5.9 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 22.0. In 2025/26 it was 17.3, down from 48.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	48.8	5.2
2024/25	34.6	5.4
2025/26	17.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	22.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	6.3	1.7
Other outdoor fires	5.3	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Goldthorpe	7.1 km	107
Grimethorpe	4.4 km	66.3
Thurnscoe	5.4 km	54.1
South Kirkby	–	33.6
South Elmsall	2.7 km	31.2
Cudworth and Shafton	6.2 km	30.2
Darfield	7.5 km	27.6
Upton	3.6 km	24.6
Hemsworth	2.9 km	23.4
Havercroft and Ryhill	6.9 km	14.9
Ackworth Moor Top	5.4 km	6.4
The typical town	–	5.7