Crap Towns / Upton / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Upton?

There were 24.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Upton from April 2023 to March 2026, 4.3 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 12.2. In 2025/26 it was 16.0, down from 34.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	34.5	5.2
2024/25	23.3	5.4
2025/26	16.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	12.2	1.9
Other outdoor fires	7.8	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	4.6	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Askern	8.6 km	72.3
Grimethorpe	7.9 km	66.3
Thurnscoe	8.1 km	54.1
Adwick le Street	7.6 km	50.5
South Kirkby	3.6 km	33.6
South Elmsall	2.1 km	31.2
Upton	–	24.6
Hemsworth	4.6 km	23.4
Pontefract	8.6 km	17.3
Havercroft and Ryhill	8.6 km	14.9
Ackworth Moor Top	4.7 km	6.4
The typical town	–	5.7