Crap Towns / Billingshurst / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Billingshurst?

There were 3.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Billingshurst from April 2023 to March 2026, 46% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.7. In 2025/26 it was 3.4, down from 4.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	4.0	5.2
2024/25	1.8	5.4
2025/26	3.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.7	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.7	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.7	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Storrington	10.8 km	5.0
Billingshurst	–	3.1
Worthing	21.0 km	3.1
Henfield	15.4 km	2.4
Steyning	16.7 km	2.1
Horsham	11.0 km	1.8
Southwater	7.2 km	1.7
Haslemere	20.4 km	1.5
Broadbridge Heath	8.4 km	1.1
Midhurst	20.8 km	0.6
Cranleigh	14.4 km	0.0
The typical town	–	5.7