Crap Towns / Battle / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Battle?

There were 4.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Battle from April 2023 to March 2026, 26% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.0. In 2025/26 it was 1.9, down from 9.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	9.3	5.2
2024/25	1.6	5.4
2025/26	1.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.0	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.8	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.5	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Eastbourne	20.2 km	9.5
Hastings	7.7 km	9.3
Stone Cross	17.6 km	8.1
Bexhill-on-Sea	8.6 km	7.3
Tenterden	22.4 km	4.8
Hailsham	17.2 km	4.7
Battle	–	4.2
Polegate	20.2 km	4.0
Lower Willingdon	20.9 km	2.6
Crowborough	26.8 km	2.1
Heathfield	16.8 km	2.0
The typical town	–	5.7