Crap Towns / East Cowes / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in East Cowes?

There were 3.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in East Cowes from April 2023 to March 2026, 37% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.0. In 2025/26 it was 6.0, up from 2.4 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.4	5.2
2024/25	2.4	5.4
2025/26	6.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.0	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.0	1.9
Other outdoor fires	0.6	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Sandown	13.6 km	13.7
Blackfield and Langley	9.5 km	11.0
Gosport	10.6 km	10.4
Fareham	12.5 km	6.1
Ryde	9.1 km	6.0
Locks Heath	12.1 km	6.0
Holbury	11.5 km	6.0
Newport	5.8 km	4.9
Lee-on-the-Solent	9.0 km	3.8
Cowes	2.2 km	3.7
East Cowes	–	3.6
The typical town	–	5.7