Crap Towns / Freshwater and Totland / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Freshwater and Totland?

There were 3.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Freshwater and Totland from April 2023 to March 2026, 47% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.2. In 2025/26 it was 4.6, up from 3.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.2	5.2
2024/25	1.1	5.4
2025/26	4.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.2	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.4	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.3	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Blackfield and Langley	18.3 km	11.0
Holbury	19.8 km	6.0
Newport	16.2 km	4.9
Christchurch	16.9 km	4.5
Cowes	16.9 km	3.7
East Cowes	19.0 km	3.6
Freshwater and Totland	–	3.0
New Milton	12.5 km	2.6
Lymington	9.0 km	2.3
Barton on Sea	11.4 km	1.7
Ashley	11.6 km	1.3
The typical town	–	5.7