Crap Towns / Hailsham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Hailsham?

There were 4.7 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Hailsham from April 2023 to March 2026, 18% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.1. In 2025/26 it was 2.3, down from 8.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	8.0	5.2
2024/25	3.7	5.4
2025/26	2.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.1	1.5
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.5	1.7
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.0	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Newhaven	16.9 km	10.3
Eastbourne	8.5 km	9.5
Stone Cross	6.2 km	8.1
Bexhill-on-Sea	13.5 km	7.3
Uckfield	16.1 km	5.3
Hailsham	–	4.7
Battle	17.2 km	4.2
Polegate	5.1 km	4.0
Lower Willingdon	6.6 km	2.6
Heathfield	11.2 km	2.0
Seaford	14.2 km	1.8
The typical town	–	5.7