Crap Towns / Thurnscoe / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Thurnscoe?

There were 54.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Thurnscoe from April 2023 to March 2026, 9.5 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 26.9. In 2025/26 it was 41.2, down from 65.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	65.6	5.2
2024/25	55.4	5.4
2025/26	41.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	26.9	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	18.4	1.7
Other outdoor fires	8.8	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Goldthorpe	1.7 km	107
Grimethorpe	5.7 km	66.3
Thurnscoe	–	54.1
Wombwell	6.7 km	47.4
South Kirkby	5.4 km	33.6
South Elmsall	6.1 km	31.2
Bolton upon Dearne	3.0 km	27.9
Mexborough	5.6 km	27.6
Darfield	4.7 km	27.6
Wath upon Dearne	5.2 km	15.3
Swinton	6.8 km	11.4
The typical town	–	5.7