Crap Towns / Worksop / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Worksop?

There were 24.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Worksop from April 2023 to March 2026, 4.3 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 10.5. In 2025/26 it was 27.2, up from 25.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	25.7	5.2
2024/25	20.2	5.4
2025/26	27.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	10.5	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	7.0	1.9
Other outdoor fires	6.9	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Carlton in Lindrick	5.1 km	34.9
Dinnington	9.0 km	31.6
Harworth and Bircotes	12.9 km	26.6
Worksop	–	24.4
Kiveton Park	9.7 km	22.8
North Anston	8.5 km	18.2
Creswell	8.5 km	13.1
Market Warsop	12.2 km	10.3
Retford	11.9 km	9.8
Killamarsh	13.0 km	5.0
Clowne	10.2 km	2.1
The typical town	–	5.7