Crap Towns / Willerby and Anlaby / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Willerby and Anlaby?

There were 11.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Willerby and Anlaby from April 2023 to March 2026, 2.1 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 8.2. In 2025/26 it was 11.7, up from 8.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	8.1	5.2
2024/25	15.7	5.4
2025/26	11.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	8.2	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.8	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.8	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Kingston upon Hull	7.5 km	29.3
Barton-upon-Humber	7.5 km	21.2
Hedon	16.5 km	20.0
Cottingham	4.1 km	12.2
Willerby and Anlaby	–	11.8
Immingham	21.8 km	10.1
Hessle	3.0 km	9.5
Brigg	22.2 km	5.9
Market Weighton	19.2 km	5.3
Beverley	10.2 km	4.3
Brough	7.7 km	3.5
The typical town	–	5.7