Crap Towns / Esher / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Esher?

There were 1.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Esher from April 2023 to March 2026, 67% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.9. In 2025/26 it was 2.3, up from 0.5 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	0.5	5.2
2024/25	2.9	5.4
2025/26	2.3	6.4

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

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Shepperton	6.0 km	5.4
Epsom	7.7 km	5.0
Byfleet	6.4 km	3.7
Walton-on-Thames	3.4 km	2.9
Sunbury-on-Thames	5.7 km	2.7
Hersham	2.3 km	2.5
Esher	–	1.9
West Molesey	2.6 km	1.6
Cobham	3.8 km	1.2
Kingston upon Thames	6.2 km	1.1
Weybridge	5.9 km	1.1
The typical town	–	5.7