Crap Towns / Addlestone / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Addlestone?

There were 2.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Addlestone from April 2023 to March 2026, 61% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.2. In 2025/26 it was 2.0, up from 0.5 in 2023/24.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
2023/240.55.2
2024/254.25.4
2025/262.06.4
What was set alight
FireHereTypical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire2.21.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire0.01.9
Other outdoor fires0.01.5
Nearby towns
TownDistanceFires per 10,000 people a year
Shepperton3.8 km5.4
Byfleet3.6 km3.7
Walton-on-Thames6.0 km2.9
Staines-upon-Thames5.8 km2.9
Sunbury-on-Thames6.7 km2.7
Chertsey2.4 km2.6
Hersham6.1 km2.5
Addlestone–2.2
New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater3.3 km2.1
Weybridge2.6 km1.1
Ashford Common6.3 km0.2
The typical town–5.7