Crap Towns / Wath upon Dearne / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Wath upon Dearne?

There were 15.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Wath upon Dearne from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.7 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 6.9. In 2025/26 it was 19.0, up from 14.2 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/2414.25.2
2024/2512.75.4
2025/2619.06.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire6.91.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire6.41.7
Other outdoor fires1.91.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Goldthorpe3.7 km107
Thurnscoe5.2 km54.1
Wombwell4.9 km47.4
Bolton upon Dearne2.4 km27.9
Mexborough3.5 km27.6
Darfield4.7 km27.6
Thrybergh and Dalton6.5 km25.5
Hoyland6.9 km16.2
Rawmarsh4.4 km15.9
Wath upon Dearne–15.3
Swinton2.6 km11.4
The typical town–5.7