Crap Towns / Warmsworth / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Warmsworth?

There were 37.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Warmsworth from April 2023 to March 2026, 6.6 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 27.2. In 2025/26 it was 40.3, up from 30.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	30.2	5.2
2024/25	43.1	5.4
2025/26	40.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	27.2	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	6.6	1.7
Other outdoor fires	4.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bentley	7.0 km	50.8
Maltby	6.3 km	49.8
Warmsworth	–	37.9
New Rossington and Rossington	7.4 km	31.9
Doncaster	6.7 km	30.7
Mexborough	6.7 km	27.6
Thrybergh and Dalton	7.8 km	25.5
Scawthorpe and Cusworth	6.9 km	23.1
Conisbrough	2.7 km	20.6
Swinton	8.2 km	11.4
Sprotbrough	3.9 km	10.2
The typical town	–	5.7