Crap Towns / Eastbourne / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Eastbourne?

There were 9.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Eastbourne from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.7 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 4.7. In 2025/26 it was 9.9, up from 7.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	7.0	5.2
2024/25	11.7	5.4
2025/26	9.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	4.7	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.8	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Newhaven	16.6 km	10.3
Eastbourne	–	9.5
Stone Cross	2.9 km	8.1
Bexhill-on-Sea	13.1 km	7.3
Peacehaven	19.6 km	4.9
Hailsham	8.5 km	4.7
Battle	20.2 km	4.2
Polegate	4.2 km	4.0
Lower Willingdon	2.9 km	2.6
Heathfield	19.6 km	2.0
Seaford	12.1 km	1.8
The typical town	–	5.7