Crap Towns / Hersham / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Hersham?

There were 2.5 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Hersham from April 2023 to March 2026, 56% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 1.0. In 2025/26 it was 1.4, down from 3.2 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	3.2	5.2
2024/25	3.0	5.4
2025/26	1.4	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	1.0	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.8	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.7	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Shepperton	4.0 km	5.4
Byfleet	4.3 km	3.7
Walton-on-Thames	2.1 km	2.9
Sunbury-on-Thames	4.8 km	2.7
Hersham	–	2.5
Addlestone	6.1 km	2.2
Esher	2.3 km	1.9
West Molesey	4.7 km	1.6
Cobham	3.9 km	1.2
Weybridge	3.6 km	1.1
Ashford Common	6.7 km	0.2
The typical town	–	5.7