Crap Towns / Denmead / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Denmead?

There were 8.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Denmead from April 2023 to March 2026, 46% higher than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 2.9. In 2025/26 it was 13.5, up from 10.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	10.1	5.2
2024/25	1.4	5.4
2025/26	13.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.9	1.9
Other outdoor fires	2.8	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.7	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Havant	7.5 km	11.4
Gosport	12.9 km	10.4
Whiteley	13.6 km	9.0
Denmead	–	8.3
Fareham	10.7 km	6.1
Portsmouth	8.9 km	6.0
Horndean	3.8 km	3.8
Lee-on-the-Solent	13.8 km	3.8
Bishop's Waltham	12.0 km	3.4
Waterlooville	3.7 km	3.3
Emsworth	10.6 km	1.1
The typical town	–	5.7