Crap Towns / Hindhead / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Hindhead?

There were 1.8 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Hindhead from April 2023 to March 2026, 68% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 0.8. In 2025/26 it was 2.3, up from 1.6 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.6	5.2
2024/25	1.6	5.4
2025/26	2.3	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.8	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.5	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.5	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Bordon	8.1 km	6.6
Whitehill	9.1 km	4.2
Liphook	5.5 km	2.3
Farnham	11.3 km	2.3
Hindhead	–	1.8
Milford and Witley	8.5 km	1.8
Godalming	11.7 km	1.6
Haslemere	3.3 km	1.5
Weybourne	13.8 km	1.5
Wrecclesham	9.9 km	1.4
Farncombe	13.2 km	1.3
The typical town	–	5.7