Crap Towns / Hemel Hempstead / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Hemel Hempstead?

There were 5.9 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Hemel Hempstead from April 2023 to March 2026, about the same as the typical town's 5.7. The most common were grass, woods and crops set on fire, at 2.5. In 2025/26 it was 5.2, down from 5.8 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	5.8	5.2
2024/25	6.8	5.4
2025/26	5.2	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	2.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	1.8	1.5
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.6	1.9

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bovingdon	5.8 km	6.2
Hemel Hempstead	–	5.9
Chesham	10.9 km	5.8
Redbourn	7.0 km	5.8
St Albans	9.9 km	5.7
Little Chalfont	11.8 km	5.5
Berkhamsted	7.6 km	4.9
Abbots Langley and Kings Langley	5.2 km	4.2
Chiswell Green	8.2 km	2.7
Chorleywood	11.6 km	2.5
Harpenden	10.7 km	2.3
The typical town	–	5.7