Crap Towns / Withernsea / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Withernsea?

There were 23.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Withernsea from April 2023 to March 2026, 4.1 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 13.5. In 2025/26 it was 32.7, up from 15.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	15.1	5.2
2024/25	21.4	5.4
2025/26	32.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	13.5	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	5.1	1.7
Other outdoor fires	4.5	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Grimsby	20.3 km	33.6
Kingston upon Hull	24.0 km	29.3
Withernsea	–	23.1
Barton-upon-Humber	31.0 km	21.2
Hedon	14.7 km	20.0
Cleethorpes	20.5 km	12.5
Cottingham	29.7 km	12.2
Humberston and New Waltham	22.7 km	10.8
Immingham	19.4 km	10.1
Waltham	25.6 km	10.0
Hornsea	24.0 km	3.1
The typical town	–	5.7