Crap Towns / Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint?

There were 2.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint from April 2023 to March 2026, 51% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 1.2. In 2025/26 it was 3.5, up from 2.1 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.1	5.2
2024/25	2.6	5.4
2025/26	3.5	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	1.2	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.2	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.3	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Lewes	13.6 km	8.1
Haywards Heath	8.8 km	5.5
Brighton and Hove	11.3 km	5.2
Southwick	12.2 km	4.4
Lancing and Sompting	16.2 km	3.7
Burgess Hill	3.4 km	3.3
Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint	–	2.8
Shoreham-by-Sea	13.4 km	2.4
Henfield	7.8 km	2.4
Steyning	12.8 km	2.1
Southwater	17.1 km	1.7
The typical town	–	5.7