Crap Towns / Broadbridge Heath / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Broadbridge Heath?

There were 1.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Broadbridge Heath from April 2023 to March 2026, 81% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.1. In 2025/26 it was 1.6, up from 0.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.0	5.2
2024/25	1.6	5.4
2025/26	1.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.1	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Storrington	17.1 km	5.0
Billingshurst	8.4 km	3.1
Crawley	14.0 km	2.8
Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint	20.3 km	2.8
Henfield	16.4 km	2.4
Horsham	3.2 km	1.8
Dorking	18.1 km	1.7
Southwater	3.9 km	1.7
Horley	18.5 km	1.6
Broadbridge Heath	–	1.1
Cranleigh	11.7 km	0.0
The typical town	–	5.7