Crap Towns / Chichester / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Chichester?

There were 3.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Chichester from April 2023 to March 2026, 37% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.5. In 2025/26 it was 4.0, up from 3.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.5	5.2
2024/25	3.3	5.4
2025/26	4.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.5	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.6	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.4	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Havant	15.1 km	11.4
South Hayling	15.0 km	8.9
Yapton	12.4 km	6.4
Wick	16.4 km	4.9
Barnham	9.0 km	4.6
Chichester	–	3.6
Bognor Regis	8.2 km	3.2
Selsey	11.8 km	1.2
Emsworth	11.7 km	1.1
Midhurst	16.2 km	0.6
East Wittering	9.8 km	0.0
The typical town	–	5.7