Crap Towns / Thurcroft / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Thurcroft?

There were 19.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Thurcroft from April 2023 to March 2026, 3.5 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 11.3. In 2025/26 it was 27.4, up from 7.9 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	7.9	5.2
2024/25	24.1	5.4
2025/26	27.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	11.3	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	6.4	1.9
Other outdoor fires	2.1	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Maltby	5.5 km	49.8
Rotherham	7.3 km	33.3
Dinnington	4.1 km	31.6
Thrybergh and Dalton	6.6 km	25.5
Swallownest and Aston	5.2 km	24.2
Kiveton Park	6.0 km	22.8
Thurcroft	–	19.8
North Anston	4.8 km	18.2
Waverley and Catcliffe	7.5 km	9.8
Wickersley and Bramley	3.7 km	8.5
Brinsworth	7.5 km	3.4
The typical town	–	5.7