Crap Towns / East Grinstead / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in East Grinstead?

There were 3.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in East Grinstead from April 2023 to March 2026, 33% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 1.9. In 2025/26 it was 1.9, down from 6.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	6.1	5.2
2024/25	3.3	5.4
2025/26	1.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	1.9	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.0	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.9	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Haywards Heath	15.2 km	5.5
South Merstham	17.4 km	4.0
East Grinstead	–	3.8
Edenbridge	9.7 km	2.9
Crawley	11.8 km	2.8
Rusthall and Langton Green	16.1 km	2.6
Redhill	16.0 km	2.5
Crowborough	14.9 km	2.1
Horley	11.6 km	1.6
Crawley Down	4.6 km	1.5
Oxted	13.3 km	0.8
The typical town	–	5.7