Crap Towns / Tadcaster / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Tadcaster?

There were 5.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Tadcaster from April 2023 to March 2026, about the same as the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 3.7. In 2025/26 it was 11.0, up from 4.7 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/244.75.2
2024/251.65.4
2025/2611.06.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Other outdoor fires3.71.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire1.61.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire0.51.9
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Allerton Bywater15.7 km23.9
Castleford18.1 km22.2
Kippax14.0 km13.0
Sherburn in Elmet10.9 km12.1
York14.9 km11.0
Selby17.6 km11.0
Garforth12.1 km8.4
Huntington18.6 km8.3
Tadcaster–5.8
Wetherby9.5 km4.4
Boston Spa5.3 km2.0
The typical town–5.7