Crap Towns / York / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in York?

There were 11.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in York from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.9 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 5.0. In 2025/26 it was 15.9, up from 7.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	7.7	5.2
2024/25	9.4	5.4
2025/26	15.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	5.0	1.7
Other outdoor fires	3.6	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.4	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Sherburn in Elmet	20.5 km	12.1
York	–	11.0
Selby	19.7 km	11.0
Huntington	4.1 km	8.3
Tadcaster	14.9 km	5.8
Wetherby	19.8 km	4.4
Strensall	9.5 km	4.4
Boston Spa	18.3 km	2.0
Pocklington	20.5 km	1.5
Easingwold	19.6 km	1.3
Haxby	6.4 km	1.3
The typical town	–	5.7