Crap Towns / Gosport / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Gosport?

There were 10.4 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Gosport from April 2023 to March 2026, 1.8 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 4.3. In 2025/26 it was 8.6, down from 9.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	9.8	5.2
2024/25	12.8	5.4
2025/26	8.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	4.3	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	3.3	1.7
Other outdoor fires	2.8	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Gosport	–	10.4
Whiteley	12.2 km	9.0
South Hayling	12.5 km	8.9
Fareham	6.6 km	6.1
Ryde	8.6 km	6.0
Locks Heath	11.1 km	6.0
Portsmouth	6.0 km	6.0
Lee-on-the-Solent	5.2 km	3.8
Cowes	12.6 km	3.7
East Cowes	10.6 km	3.6
Waterlooville	12.1 km	3.3
The typical town	–	5.7