Crap Towns / Cobham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Cobham?

There were 1.2 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Cobham from April 2023 to March 2026, 79% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 0.9. In 2025/26 it was 2.3, up from 0.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.4	5.2
2024/25	0.9	5.4
2025/26	2.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.9	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.3	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Leatherhead	7.2 km	4.3
Byfleet	5.1 km	3.7
Great Bookham and Fetcham	5.8 km	2.9
Walton-on-Thames	6.0 km	2.9
Hersham	3.9 km	2.5
Esher	3.8 km	1.9
West Molesey	6.2 km	1.6
East Horsley	7.0 km	1.3
Cobham	–	1.2
Weybridge	6.5 km	1.1
Ashtead	6.4 km	0.2
The typical town	–	5.7