Crap Towns / Crawley Down / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Crawley Down?

There were 1.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Crawley Down from April 2023 to March 2026, 74% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.0. In 2025/26 it was 0.0, down from 4.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	4.6	5.2
2024/25	0.0	5.4
2025/26	0.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.0	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.6	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Haywards Heath	13.4 km	5.5
South Merstham	16.0 km	4.0
East Grinstead	4.6 km	3.8
Edenbridge	13.2 km	2.9
Crawley	7.2 km	2.8
Redhill	13.9 km	2.5
Reigate	15.8 km	2.3
Horsham	17.9 km	1.8
Horley	8.3 km	1.6
Crawley Down	–	1.5
Oxted	14.9 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7