Crap Towns / Guildford / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Guildford?

There were 2.3 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Guildford from April 2023 to March 2026, 60% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.1. In 2025/26 it was 3.7, up from 2.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.0	5.2
2024/25	1.2	5.4
2025/26	3.7	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.1	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.8	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.4	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
West End and Chobham	11.8 km	5.1
Woking	7.3 km	3.9
Ash and Ash Vale	10.6 km	3.5
Aldershot	12.9 km	2.6
Guildford	–	2.3
New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater	12.1 km	2.1
Milford and Witley	11.0 km	1.8
Godalming	7.9 km	1.6
Farncombe	6.1 km	1.3
East Horsley	10.1 km	1.3
Cranleigh	12.9 km	0.0
The typical town	–	5.7