Crap Towns / Fareham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Fareham?

There were 6.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Fareham from April 2023 to March 2026, 7% 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 4.0, down from 5.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.7	5.2
2024/25	8.8	5.4
2025/26	4.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	2.9	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.8	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.5	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Gosport	6.6 km	10.4
Bursledon	9.2 km	9.9
Whiteley	5.8 km	9.0
Botley	9.2 km	8.4
Denmead	10.7 km	8.3
Fareham	–	6.1
Locks Heath	5.6 km	6.0
Portsmouth	9.2 km	6.0
Hedge End	10.5 km	5.2
Netley	10.7 km	4.8
Lee-on-the-Solent	3.6 km	3.8
The typical town	–	5.7