Crap Towns / Heathfield / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Heathfield?

There were 2.0 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Heathfield from April 2023 to March 2026, 65% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were other outdoor fires, at 2.0. In 2025/26 it was 2.6, up from 2.0 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	2.0	5.2
2024/25	1.3	5.4
2025/26	2.6	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Other outdoor fires	2.0	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.0	1.7

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Stone Cross	17.0 km	8.1
Bexhill-on-Sea	18.8 km	7.3
Uckfield	11.1 km	5.3
Hailsham	11.2 km	4.7
Battle	16.8 km	4.2
Polegate	16.2 km	4.0
Rusthall and Langton Green	18.5 km	2.6
Lower Willingdon	17.8 km	2.6
Royal Tunbridge Wells	18.5 km	2.5
Crowborough	11.5 km	2.1
Heathfield	–	2.0
The typical town	–	5.7